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Laws and Policies

Policy Submission: Draft Conservation Agriculture Policy

30 April 2018 Policy Submission: Draft Conservation Agriculture Policy published February 2018
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Research Paper: Policy Impacts – The impact of government agricultural and rural development policy on smallholder farmers in KwaZulu-Natal

23 March 2018 Written by Dr Harald Witt, this research paper examines policy and the efficacy of government support for, and the challenges faced by smallholder farmers in rural KZN.
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Policy Submission: Plant Improvement Bill

18 April 2017 Policy Submission: Plant Improvement Bill (B8B-2015) published April 2017
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Policy Submission: Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill

18 April 2017 Policy Submission: Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill (B11B-2015) published April 2017
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GM Permit Objection: General release of Pioneer Hi-Bred GM maize TC1507xNK603

9 September 2018 GM Permit Objection: General release of Pioneer Hi-Bred GM maize TC1507xNK603  
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GM Permit Objection: General release of Monsanto GM maize MON87460xMON89034xNK603

30 March 2017 GM Permit Objection: General release of Monsanto GM maize MON87460xMON89034xNK603
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Policy Submission: Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill

6 May 2015 Policy Submission: Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill  B11B-2015 published May 2015
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Policy Submission: Plant Improvement Bill

5 May 2015 Policy Submission: Plant Improvement Bill B8B-2015 published May 2015
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A Landmark Victory for Justice

November 2014 Anyone campaigning for environmental or social justice needs to read this David and Goliath account of how a reasonable request for access to GMO permit applications catapulted an environmental watch-dog into almost a decade of litigation against the South African state and monolithic Monsanto – a battle finally won in the Constitutional Court....
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Policy Submission: Draft Plant Improvement Policy and Bill

14 June 2013 Policy Submission: Draft Plant Improvement Policy and Bill published June 2013
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