Akash Naoghare comes from Nagpur, a city in Central India. He is currently studying for a master’s degree in food and development at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK. Before coming to the UK, he worked with farmers in India to promote seed saving and agroecological practices. In an interview with GMWatch’s Claire Robinson, he recounts his first-hand experience of the effects of GM Bt cotton and GM herbicide-tolerant cotton on Indian farmers and culture – and points the way to a more sustainable future. GMWatch

 

 

The US Dept of Agriculture has engaged almost 100 members of the Philippines' judiciary in its biotech outreach. Joining the USDA in delivering a forum for judges and lawyers was the biotech industry front group ISAAA – funders have included Bayer, Monsanto, and Syngenta. According to ISAAA executive director Dr Rhodora Aldemita, "Activities like this keep the Philippines' standing as the premiere country in biotech adoption, biosafety regulation, and communication in the Asia Pacific." GMWatch on Twitter @GMWatch

 

 

Yield10 Bioscience, Inc has announced "positive results" in the first field test of stacked (multiple) herbicide tolerance traits in its GMO camelina. The camelina is tolerant to imidazolinone and and sulfonylurea herbicides. It's destined for the biofuels market. globenewswire.com

 

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