Press Release Lahore, 21 February 2019: A Full Bench of the Lahore High Court heard arguments by Petitioners challenging the Seed (Amendment) Act, 2015 and the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act, 2016. Advocate Sheraz Zaka, appearing on behalf of the NGO One-World, submitted that these laws were passed at the behest of multinational seed and GMO […]
02.21.2019
Categories: Farmer, Genetic Modified Seeds, GMOs, Seed Sovereignty | Comments Off on Petitioner’s arguments concluded in Farmer’s Rights case
02.19.2019
Categories: Farmer, Resistance, Seed Sovereignty | Comments Off on Full Bench hears petition challenging Plant Breeder’s Rights Act, 2016 and Seed (Amendment) Act, 2015
Press Release Lahore, 18 February: A Full Bench of the Lahore High Court led by Mr. Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and comprising Justices Shahid Bilal Hassan and Muhammad Waheed Khan heard petitions challenging the vires of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act, 2016 and the Seed (Amendment) Act, 2015. Separate petitions had been filed by […]
02.14.2019
Categories: Farmer, Genetic Modified Seeds, GMOs, Landless | Comments Off on Peasants declare “NO TO GM MAIZE!”
Press Release February 13, 2019 There has been news in print media, which indicates that the Ministry of National Food Security & Research has distanced itself from going ahead with approval of genetically modified maize in Pakistan; the first indication was the cancellation of Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC) by PARC, where it was expected that […]