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Thursday, 16 May 2013 14:07 |
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ACB’s submission to SA Parliament to:
- Overturn the decision of the Executive Council: GMO Act to approve the importation for food, feed and processing, of Dow Chemical’s GM maize variety, DAS-40278-9;
- To prohibit the importation of the GM maize variety, DAS-40278-9; and
- Ensure that the provisions for public participation with regard to the GMO decision-making process in South Africa are transparent, just and fair.
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Thursday, 16 May 2013 13:43 |
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ACB’s comments on the COMESA Harmonisation of seed trade regulations.
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 11:38 |
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This submission was made by civil society groups at a COMESA meeting in Lusaka during March 2013, in which serious concerns were raised about the COMESA seed trade laws as negatively impacting on small farmers in the COMESA region.
Statement made by:
Zambia Climate Change Network (ZCCN); East and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) – Zambia; Participatory Ecological Land-Use (PELUM) Association; Alliance for Agro-Ecology and Biological Diversity Conservation; Kasisi Agriculture Training Centre (KATC); Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT); Green Living Movement (GLM); African Centre for Biosafety (ACB)
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Monday, 01 April 2013 14:11 |
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This document represents the submission by more than 80 civil society organisations from the SADC region, other parts of Africa and around the world to the SADC Secretariat. These groups representing millions of farmers have condemned the SADC daft Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants as spelling disaster for small farmers and food security in the region. They are calling for the rejection of the Protocol and urgent consultations with farmers, farmer movements and civil society before any further work is undertaken.
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 21:48 |
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Request for intervention to uphold the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health – GM crops engineered to be resistant to three herbicides: 2,4-D, glufosinate ammonium and glyphosate.
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Previous letters sent to:
Mr. Anand Grover
Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health
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