monsanto
The Soy Case
Glyphosaat, een gifgroen goedje in de verdediging
Terwijl in Nederland de Reclame Advies Commissie Monsanto op de vingers tikt omdat dit chemische bedrijf onterecht beweert dat de actieve stof glyphosaat in hun overvloedig gebruikte bestrijdingsmiddel Roundup de bodem niet vervuilt, lanceert de lobby van de intensieve landbouw een website om te voorkomen dat de verkoop en het gebruik van het 'groenste gif' in gevaar komt.
Voedselconferentie in Hilton ‘mist de boot’
PERSBERICHT 28 januari 2013
Op 30 januari vindt de conferentie “Feeding the World” plaats in het Amsterdamse Hilton hotel. Op deze controversiële bijeenkomst van het tijdschrift The Economist, waar de industriële landbouw als oplossing van de wereldhonger gepresenteerd wordt, staat prinses Máxima naast pesticidenfabrikant Monsanto op het podium. Critici vinden de voorstelling van zaken in het Hilton misleidend.
Lees meer...Monsanto looking for trouble
Patent inspection at 'Come into the Greenhouse' event'Flevoland, March 27, 2010 – Today a CSI Crime Seed Investigation unit visited several greenhouses at the national event Come into the Greenhouse visualising what the future may look like: world's largest seed company Monsanto will check growers for the presence of suspicious crops and prevent them from using patented seeds or accuse them of patent breach. With this action A SEED wants to draw attention to the international campaign 'No Patents On Seeds' against applying patent law on seeds and animals. Lees meer...
Say no to impunity for the killers of Silvino Talavera
| In addition to this call you can find a german translation, an article about the Petrona and her family, more background information about Paraguay and a call for financial support for this family and their campaign for justice and against the soy plantations. |
Dear compañeras/os and organizations,
The court case that deals with the events surrounding the death of 11 year old Silvino Talavera, which was caused by agrochemical poisoning in Itapúa, Paraguay, on 7th January 2003, is in danger of being dropped next month, and the crime going unpunished by the law. The case has been static in court in an ongoing appeal process for over a year.
We ask for solidarity from individuals and organizations to pressure the Paraguayan State and Justice system to obtain a resolution of this process.
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Inspection Group reveals agenda Monsanto
November 2nd 2010, Enkhuizen, The Netherlands – Today around thirty climate conscious citizens paid a visit to the main premises of international agri-chemical giant Monsanto in the Netherlands. The aim was to find clues about the company's hidden agenda. Their suspicions were aroused by the company's new claims to feed and fuel the world, which somehow do not match Monsanto’s current atrocious human rights and environmental record. Lees meer...
Walmart en maïsstengelboorder kiezen voor gentech-maïs van Monsanto
Op 4 augustus 2012 werd bekend dat het Amerikaanse supermarkt-concern genetisch gemanipuleerde (gg) suikermaïs van Monsanto gaat verkopen. Tegelijkertijd kwam er echter ook goed nieuws uit de VS over die maïs; de insecten (maïs-stengelboorder) waartegen deze plant resistent gemaakt zou moeten zijn, blijken toch lekker door te blijven eten.
Successful blockade of Monsanto in The Netherlands
On May 17 2010 about 40 persons of the action group 'Roundup Monsanto' blocked both gates of the Monsanto seed company in Bergschenhoek (near Rotterdam). 'Roundup Monsanto' wants Monsanto to back out of the seed market, and demand an end to patents on seeds and living organisms. Monsanto and other agro-chemical multinationals are lobbying the Dutch government and the EU for legislative changes that would make it easier for large companies to take control of the seed market and food production.[1] The blockade took place at the former De Ruiter Seeds, acquired by Monsanto in 2008, where research laboratories, offices, greenhouses, and a central storage for seeds and seedlings are to be found. Lees meer...