MONLAR – Sri Lanka
Speaker: Sarath Fernando
The Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) is based in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka. Borne out of the socio-political and economic crisis that emerged in Sri Lanka in the late 1980s, the movement began in 1990 as a network of farmer organizations, NGOs and people’s organizations. It promotes a vision of alternative sustainable development, including emphasizing the key role of women in agriculture and alternatives to “free market” export-oriented growth models. MONLAR works as a network, collaborating with organizations at the regional, national and international level. Issues of concern include: livelihood protection, the environment, food security, poverty and discrimination.
Speaker Sarath Fernando is the Co-Secretary of MONLAR. More information can be found at: www.monlar.net
Showing posts with label forum for biotechnology and food security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label forum for biotechnology and food security. Show all posts
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Profile: Devinder Sharma and the Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security
Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security - New Delhi, India
Speaker: Devinder Sharma
The Forum for Biotechnology & Food Security is an independent collective of agricultural scientists, biotechnologists, economists, farmers, and policy makers based in New Delhi, India. Its work focuses on the controversial technology of genetic engineering (GE) in food crops and the effects of GE on small farmers. It has engaged in policy work with the Prime Minister, which resulted in the initiation of a high-level enquiry into the dubious role of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science and Technology in supporting, promoting and hastily pushing the controversial genetically modified crops onto gullible Indian farmers.
Devinder Sharma is an award-winning journalist, writer, thinker and researcher respected for his views on food and trade policy. His writings focus on the links between biotechnology, intellectual property rights, food trade and poverty. He is a regular contributor to leading national print publications. He is keenly involved with AgBioIndia, a daily email bulletin to bring the politics of food, agriculture and trade to the people. His recent works include two books: ”GATT TO WTO:SEEDS OF DISPAIR” and "IN THE FAMINE TRAP."
(Some information taken from www.indiatogether.org, last accessed September 24, 2009).
Speaker: Devinder Sharma
The Forum for Biotechnology & Food Security is an independent collective of agricultural scientists, biotechnologists, economists, farmers, and policy makers based in New Delhi, India. Its work focuses on the controversial technology of genetic engineering (GE) in food crops and the effects of GE on small farmers. It has engaged in policy work with the Prime Minister, which resulted in the initiation of a high-level enquiry into the dubious role of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science and Technology in supporting, promoting and hastily pushing the controversial genetically modified crops onto gullible Indian farmers.
Devinder Sharma is an award-winning journalist, writer, thinker and researcher respected for his views on food and trade policy. His writings focus on the links between biotechnology, intellectual property rights, food trade and poverty. He is a regular contributor to leading national print publications. He is keenly involved with AgBioIndia, a daily email bulletin to bring the politics of food, agriculture and trade to the people. His recent works include two books: ”GATT TO WTO:SEEDS OF DISPAIR” and "IN THE FAMINE TRAP."
(Some information taken from www.indiatogether.org, last accessed September 24, 2009).
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