Update from the GM-Free Brazil Campaign, September 2011

Under controversy, Brazil approves the first virus resistant GM bean   ########################## Update from the GM-Free Brazil Campaign ########################## Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | September 2011 GM beans are on the menu. The decision was taken last...

Update, June 7th 2011

Brazilian commission changes its internal statutes to speed up approval of GM crops and hasten the release of modified beans On May 17th a public hearing was held in Brasilia to discuss an application for commercial release of the first genetically modified bean...

Use of pesticides in Brazil continues to grow

########################## Update from the GM-Free Brazil Campaign ##########################   Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | April 18 2011   Another year passes and still Brazil maintains its ranking as the world’s largest consumer of pesticides, first attained...