History The issue over transgenic seeds stems from farmers confusion as to why they had to buy the corn seeds every time they want to plant corn. Plants were created by God and no man should not claim them as his/hers. The high cost of the seeds and the high cost of planting adds to […]
Hira Jhamtani and Dey Patria Some Indonesian farmers were recently prosecuted at the behest of a seed marketing company for breeding their own seeds instead of purchasing them from the company. Although the cases did not involve genetically modified seeds or seed multinationals, they have some disturbing implications. IN early 2005, without too much media […]
[Paper developed by the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and presented by Mr. Long Dimanche, Secretary of Farmer and Nature Net, an AFA member in Cambodia, during the “Sub-Regional Seminar on Enhancing Capacities of NGOs and Farmers’ Groups to Link Farmers to Marketsâ€, May 9-12, Bali, Indonesia, organized by VECO-Indonesia.]
