Publication archives

The Herald | October 27, 1999 | By CRAIG SKEHAN, Herald Correspondent in Bangkok Thai authorities are struggling to protect billions of dollars worth of exports as countries with restrictions or bans on genetically modified crops start to reject Thai food products.

Business Day (Johannesburg) | November 1, 1999 | By Simon Barber Washington - Increased African access to the US market, seemingly killed by Senate Democrats, has one more shot at being enacted this week after an 11th-hour compromise, with authenticity of which remains in question.

The Ottawa Citizen | October 25, 1999 | BY Pauline Tam Ontario's largest corn buyer is urging farmers to plant conventionally bred as well as genetically modified varieties next spring because of uncertainty over what North American and European consumers will tolerate.

Western Producer | October 28, 1999

Western Producer | October 28, 1999 | D'Arce McMillan, Saskatoon newsroom

FORBES | November 1, 1999 | By Michael Fumento The greens squawked and Monsanto caved. What gives?

Independent | October 27, 1999 | BY OLIVER TlCKELL A GM-LABELLING system is to be introduced for animal feeds sold in Britain to uphold consumers' right to choose, Nick Brown, the Minister of Agriculture, said yesterday.

Nature | October 28, 1999 | 401, 831-832 (1999) | COLIN MACILWAIN WASHINGTON - Developing countries have, according to this story, called on the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) - an influential federation of agricultural research centres - to develop guidelines for the research, trial and commercialization of genetically modified (GM) crops.