grain.org RSS (English) http://www.grain.org/rss/ GRAIN is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) which promotes the sustainable management and use of agricultural biodiversity based on people's control over genetic resources and local knowledge. en-us Copyright respective to author http://www.grain.org/rss/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:03:12 GMT grain.org/rss http://www.grain.org/images/grain-logo-white_small.png http://www.grain.org/rss/ Bhutan - Biodiversity Act of Bhutan, 2003 http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=476&lawid=3211 This law contains access and benefit sharing provisions in Chapter 2, "sui generis" plant variety protection provisions in its Chapter 3 and deals with traditional knowledge protection in Chapter 4. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:00:06 GMT http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=476&lawid=3211 Sow peace across Indo-Pak fields not genetically modified Bt cotton! http://www.grain.org/btcotton/?id=421 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:00:01 GMT http://www.grain.org/btcotton/?id=421 India - Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer's Rights Act http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=888&lawid=1365 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:06 GMT http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=888&lawid=1365 India - Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer's Rights Rules (2003, in force) http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=96&lawid=1365 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:06 GMT http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=96&lawid=1365 India - Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Regulations, 2006 http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=571&lawid=1365 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:06 GMT http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=571&lawid=1365 India - Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights (Criteria for DUS for Registration) Regulations, 2009 http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=564&lawid=1365 Lays down the DUS criteria for varieties about which there is common knowledge and for farmers' varieties Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:06 GMT http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=564&lawid=1365 India - Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (Second Amendment) Rules, 2009 http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=575&lawid=1365 Extends the time for registration of farmers' varieties Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:06 GMT http://www.grain.org/brl/?docid=575&lawid=1365 Seedling July 2010 http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=691 Seedling magazine from GRAIN Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:00:07 GMT http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=691 Twenty years of fighting for seeds and food sovereignty http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=692 Seedling magazine from GRAIN Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:00:07 GMT http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=692 CHINA: New troubles with hybrid and GM rice http://www.grain.org/hybridrice/?lid=229 China's utopian quest for the rice crop suffered a couple of blows recently. A new rice virus disease ndash; called Southern Rice Black Streak Dwarf Virus (SRBSDV Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:04 GMT http://www.grain.org/hybridrice/?lid=229 Global agribusiness: two decades of plunder http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=693 Seedling magazine from GRAIN Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:00:07 GMT http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=693 Haiti’s farmers call for a break with neoliberalism http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=694 Seedling magazine from GRAIN Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:00:07 GMT http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=694 Seeds http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=695 Seedling magazine from GRAIN Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:00:07 GMT http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=695 PHILIPPINES: Govt's own data point to lower hybrid rice yield; groups call to remove subsidy http://www.grain.org/hybridrice/?lid=228 The Department of Agriculture's (DA) own Bureau of Agricultural Statistics revealed that yields of hybrid rice from 2008-2009 averaged only 5.58 metric tons (MT) per hectare. A far cry Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:00:04 GMT http://www.grain.org/hybridrice/?lid=228 Asia’s seed laws – Control over farmers' seeds http://www.grain.org/o/?id=107 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:00:01 GMT http://www.grain.org/o/?id=107 Farmers in Vietnam face hardships due to faulty hybrid rice seeds http://www.grain.org/hybridrice/?lid=227 (La version francaise disponible ici) nbsp; The following article appeared in the Saigon Giai Phong Daily, June 1, 2010 nbsp; Farmers face hardships due to faulty rice seeds nbsp; Sai Gon Gai Ph Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:00:04 GMT http://www.grain.org/hybridrice/?lid=227 Menggemukkan periuk nasi korporat: Mengapa padi hibrida terus membangkrutkan para petani kecil http://www.grain.org/o/?id=100 Tue, 25 May 2010 14:00:01 GMT http://www.grain.org/o/?id=100 GM in the public eye in Asia http://www.grain.org/nfg/?id=741 Public is meant to be for people. But, as in evident with Bt crop research in Asia, “public” agricultural research is becoming less about the needs of ordinary people and small farmers and more about Thu, 20 May 2010 14:00:01 GMT http://www.grain.org/nfg/?id=741 GM in the public eye in Asia http://www.grain.org/articles/?id=67 'Against the grain', from GRAIN Wed, 19 May 2010 14:00:07 GMT http://www.grain.org/articles/?id=67 The World Bank in the hot seat http://www.grain.org/articles/?id=64 'Against the grain', from GRAIN Tue, 04 May 2010 14:00:07 GMT http://www.grain.org/articles/?id=64