ARGENTINA: two convicted over use of agro-chemicals
A provincial court in Argentina has found two people guilty of illegally spraying agro-chemicals close to a residential area in Cordoba.
Latin America on a Dangerous Precipice
FAO optimism about eliminating hunger ignores climate change, which will present a big risk for the continent.
Brazil: MST attacks Dilma
In the wake of a series of actions undertaken by the landless movement (MST) across the country, João Pedro Stédile, one of the main leaders, has attacked President Dilma for allowing her government to be taken over by 'second-rate bureaucrats'.
BRAZIL: MONSANTO FACES BILLION-DOLLAR PAYBACK
Monsanto has appealed against a Brazilian court ruling that it should pay back to Brazilian farmers all of the taxes collected since 2004 — a minimum of 2 billion dollars.
Paraguay Lifts Restrictions on Transgenic Corn
The Franco government has approved the cultivation of genetically modified corn and cotton, but a new movement is seeking to oppose the measure.
Mexico: The Cost of U.S. Dumping
Timothy Wise examines the impact of NAFTA on Mexican agriculture.
ARGENTINA: MONSANTO IN THE DOCK
Monsanto and the government's 'soyalisation' programme threaten the health of thousands and have contributed to escalating violence, including four murders, according to respected Argentine human rights campaigners.
Mexico: the lessons of the ladybird
The Mexican government is rushing ahead with the legalsiation of GMOs, even though there is a growing body of evidence of the damage they do. Even the ladybirds have something to teach us, says Silvia Ribeiro.
GM soya “a death sentence” for Argentina
GM soya: a "death sentence" for Argentina. In a special article for LAB, Claire Robinson, the editor of GM Watch, reports on efforts to silence a scientist whose investigations suggest that the widespread spraying of glyphosate, a herb