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GRAIN supports small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems.
Jul 22, 2022 • 8 tweets • 8 min read
More and more govts - #Nigeria #Brazil #Colombia #Australia #NZ - are approving a drought-resistant #GMwheat called #HB4. Produced by Argentine corporation #Bioceres, it will be used for food & animal feed. Given today’s food & climate crises, urgent action is needed. 🧵 1/8 Image #HB4wheat, together with #GoldenRice and #newGMOs, is part of an industry push to weaken and dodge biosafety rules, while increasing corporate control over #seeds. Here’s how this is playing out in Asia: grain.org/e/6863 2/8
Jul 20, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
1. A number of media reports suggest Sri Lanka’s organic farming policy is to blame for its food crisis time.com/6196570/sri-la… What's really happening? A thread 2. The sudden ban on the import of agrochemicals was a desperate measure to save Sri Lanka $300 - $400M on its yearly import bill, as the country's foreign exchange reserves were depleted.