On 19 April 2024, the Philippine Supreme Court issued a cease-and-desist order on the commercial propagation of genetically modified (GM) Golden Rice and GM
On 19 April 2024, the Philippines Supreme Court issued a cease-and-desist order on the commercial propagation of genetically modified (GM) Golden Rice and GM eggplant in the country. The Stop Golden Rice Network says that the court decision is a victory for farmers and consumers everywhere as the decision goes beyond Golden Rice and insecticidal
The resilience of farmers, consumers in the Philippines against GMO crops in their countries which have been vindicated by the Supreme Court have become a testament that people’s persistence prevails in the face of corporate capture of our agriculture .
A civil society call to reclaim food systems from corporate control: On World Environment Day, farmers, consumers, environmentalists, sectoral groups held a press launch of the Global People's Summit on Food Systems today, June 5, 2021. The Global People's Summit is a people-led campaign for the radical transformation of food systems, to counter the upcoming United…