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IN THE MEDIA: Biowatch betrayal denies justice

What’s become known internationally as “the landmark Biowatch Case”, clarifies that in future, public interest litigants acting in good faith will not have to fear that costs will be awarded against them. However, as highlighted in the Mail & Guardian on 10 January, “the widespread inconsistency in the application and the apparent reluctance to embrace...
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World Food Day Bring back our ancient grains

WORLD FOOD DAY: Bring back our ancient grains

In the build-up to World Food Day on 16 October, and in recognition of the United Nations declaration of 2023 as the International Year of Millets, we’ve launched our campaign to encourage smallholder farmers to grow, harvest, process, eat and share these ancient grains.
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2023 Biowatch Agroecology Farmer Fair

2023 Biowatch Agroecology FARMER FAIR

The 2023 Biowatch Agroecology Farmer Fair took place from 2-4 October at the Siyazisiza Agri Support Centre near Mtunzini, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The vibrant event included much celebration with seed and information exchanges, demonstrations and discussions. Watch the video here.
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Just Transitions in the SA food system fact sheets

FACT SHEETS | Just Transition and Adaptation in the South African Food System

To support ongoing horizontal learning and education for a Just Transition and Adaptation in the South African Food System, a series of fact sheets was co-developed and produced in five languages – Afrikaans, English, Sepedi, Xhosa and Zulu.
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National Policy Dialogue on a Just Transition and Adaptation in SA’s Food System

Biowatch is one of ten organisations co-hosting the National Policy Dialogue on a Just Transition and Adaptation in the South African Food System taking place in Johannesburg 20–22 September.
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The last Seed - Durban screening - Biowatch

DURBAN SCREENING | The Last Seed

Join us on 27 September at the Durban screening of The Last Seed, the important, timely and visually stunning documentary feature film we co-produced about the struggle for control of seed in Africa.
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The Last Seed

SA PREMIERE | The Last Seed

We are very excited to announce the much-anticipated South African premiere of The Last Seed, a documentary feature film on the struggle for the control of seeds in Africa, produced by Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung in association with Biowatch SA, AFSA and PELUM Tanzania.
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Biowatch Briefing: Farmer-led seed systems

10 October 2021 A Biowatch Briefing on farmer-led seed systems – securing food sovereignty in the face of looming ecological and social crises. FLSS can and do make a critical contribution in responding to current global ecological and social threats through adaptation to climate change, enhancing agricultural biodiversity, strengthening food security and sovereignty, increasing dietary...
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GM Permit Objection: Intentional release of Pioneer Hi-Bred GM maize DP-056113-9

7 February 2019 GM Permit Objection: Intentional release of Pioneer Hi-Bred GM maize DP-056113-9
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Biowatch Bulletin: December 2018

Biowatch Bulletin: July to December 2018
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