Did you know? Proposed changes to Zambia's seed laws could prioritise commercial seed varieties over traditional farmer practices, risking the loss of indigenous knowledge and biodiversity.

Meet the #FarmersRightsChampions advocating for inclusive and equitable seed policies.

AFSA African Union Timothy A. Wise GRAIN Oxfam In Zambia juliet nangamba Food and Agriculture Organization African Biodiversity Biowatch Agroecology Fund UN Biodiversity Stephen Wood EU Agriculture🌱 Agroecology Now Ministry of Green Economy and Environment - Zambia Ministry of Health Zambia UNDP Zambia Caritas Advocacy Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) UN Youth Office Caritas Zambia Last but certainly not least, join us in remembering and celebrating the life of Brother Paul Desmarais, founder of Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre, and his dedication to sustainable agriculture.

Read his story here: zambianagroecology.org/remembering-br…

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Panel de expertos al tribunal en el caso del maíz transgénico: Respetar la ciencia! Víctor Suárez Conahcyt México Enrique Kennia Velázquez Cassandra Garrison Megan Janetsky Angélica Enciso L.
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Who’s driving the bus? It’s the biotech industry. US farmers could switch to non-GMO and get a premium price. The losers are the biotech companies… They want to draw a line in the sand on anybody questioning GMO corn safety and show they can shut down Mexico’s sovereign decision

🔗 Mugove Walter Nyika, a community development facilitator, is dedicated to building resilience and food sovereignty in Africa.

#FarmersRightsChampions #SeedIsLife

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Kanangwa Newlove- The good food farmer AFSA GRAIN Oxfam In Zambia UN Biodiversity juliet nangamba Mutinta Nketani ActionAid Zambia AGRA Watch Ministry of Green Economy and Environment - Zambia A Growing Culture mizuecocare ZGF Zambia Climate Change Network Caritas Zambia UN Youth Office #FarmersRightsChampions spotlight: Meet Kanangwa Newlove, CEO of Loctaguna Organics, and a champion for sustainable and organic food systems. #SeedIsLife

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🌳 Musonda Kapena, co-founder of Namfumu Conservation Trust is passionate about indigenous knowledge systems in forest conservation and agriculture.

#FarmersRightsChampions #SeedIsLife

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'There is a mountain of evidence that both GM #corn and its accompanying herbicides, including #glyphosate , may cause serious health problems.'

Timothy A. Wise on another chapter of the US-Mexico dispute over GM corn.

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Alliance for Food Sovereignty in #Africa Officially Launches “Seed is Life” Campaign to Uphold Farmer Managed Seed Systems. AFSA Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Víctor Suárez Semillas de Vida 🌽 Conahcyt México Dr. Vandana Shiva afsafrica.org/afsa-officiall…

With support from Agroecology Fund Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) assembled a panel of experts to weigh in on the justifications for Mexico’s GM corn restrictions. In his recent piece for Common Dreams Timothy A. Wise shares their perspectives.

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'There is a mountain of evidence…

Dig deeper into the issue of Mexican resistance to U.S.-grown GMO corn with Timothy A. Wise and Errol Schweizer on this two-part podcast episode of TheCheckoutRadio thecheckoutradio.com/podcast/episod…

“The Mexican government is right to doubt U.S. assurances that GM corn is safe to eat given the lax regulatory processes for GM crops in the U.S.” Timothy A. Wise commondreams.org/opinion/gmo-co…

Expert Panel to #Mexico #GMO Corn Tribunal: Respect the Science Víctor Suárez Conahcyt México Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Cdn Biotech Action Friends of the Earth (Action) Center for Food Safety Farm Action AFSA A Growing Culture Dr. Vandana Shiva Michael Pollan Marion Nestle Semillas de Vida 🌽 Enrique commondreams.org/opinion/gmo-co…

Listen in to my extended 2-part interview with Errol Schweizer on 'The US-Mexico GMO Corn Standoff':
Part 1: thecheckoutradio.com/podcast/episod…
Part 2: 'Mexico Takes on GMO Dogma'
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TheCheckoutRadio Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Víctor Suárez Conahcyt México Dr. Vandana Shiva A Growing Culture AFSA

US, Mexican, Canadian health advocacy groups support #Mexico in #GMO corn dispute. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Víctor Suárez Conahcyt México Cdn Biotech Action Friends of the Earth (Action) Charles Benbrook Center for Food Safety Margaret Spiegelman Cassandra Garrison Stacy Malkan AFSA Semillas de Vida 🌽 Enrique thenewlede.org/2024/04/us-hea…

“You’re talking about systemic dysfunction,” said Matt Liebman, professor emeritus of agronomy and sustainable agriculture at Iowa State University thenewlede.org/2024/04/its-ge… Keith Schneider Circle of Blue The New Lede

“People need to be concerned because we see that the more data we gather on pesticides, the more we realize the levels that we previously thought to be safe turn out not to be.' thenewlede.org/2024/04/3239/ U.S. EPA The New Lede Consumer Reports

More than 70 #Mexican organizations urge government to complete the phaseout of #glyphosate herbicides and the prohibition on #GMO corn in tortillas. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Charles Benbrook Cdn Biotech Action Center for Food Safety Friends of the Earth (Action) Rural Coalition

Por qué no al maíz transgénico. Por Alejandro Calvillo | Video columna youtu.be/R5UPOxGF72U?si… via YouTube Víctor Suárez Conahcyt México Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Enrique Semillas de Vida 🌽

PANNA and RAPAM “continue their unwavering support for Mexico’s refusal to import GMO corn from the U.S… cease pressuring Mexico and other Global South countries to compromise the health of their citizens and the sovereignty of their food systems.”