The GM Tracker
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NOTE: We have
put this section to sleep. The tracker was last updated in March
2007. If anyone is interested to continue the service , please
contact GRAIN.
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Tracking GM
developments in Asia and the Pacific
The idea
behind this monitoring tool draws on requests primarily from groups
in Asia who are campaigning against genetic engineering. The
interest was further galvanised in a regional strategy meeting about
GM contamination in Bangkok, Thailand in 2005 . Some people in the
group thought that it might be easier to keep an eye on
contamination by collectively monitoring GM development in each
country and keeping a common log of 'who is doing what where?' in
the Asia-Pacific region.
Since the launch of this tracker
in April 2006, we have received various interests and queries
suggesting to expand its coverage (to include livestock, fisheries
and forestry) and geographic scope (to include Europe, Africa and
the Americas). While we recognise such need, we simply do not have
the time and manpower to do it. For the moment, we will keep this
tracker focused on GM crops in the Asia-Pacific rim. If you have
something to add or edit in this tracker, please send us a note so we can make
the changes.
Many of the transgenic crops listed here are
being researched, developed and field tested in the 'public sector'
although often with funding from private seed/agrochemical companies
and foundations through public-private consortia. The list of crops
is not exhaustive. We focused on major food and export crops whose
production and trade – given the threats of contamination
– pose serious implications to farmers as well as consumers.
More detailed information on GM crops listed here, and more
comprehensive databases, can be found from FAO-BioDeC ,
OTGR-Australia, Nature Biotechnology, IRRI, ISAAA, Cornell
University-ABSP II, Monsanto, Syngenta, Genetic ID,
checkbiotech.org, GM Watch, SeedQuest, Searca-BIC.
This tracker, updated ever quarter, is
meant to be used as a monitoring aid and not to be cited as
reference.
The GM Tracker is
currently available in PDF format:
(147 kb)
(Last updated: 1 September 2007)
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