Biowatch South Africa was established in 1997 to publicise, monitor and research issues of genetic modification and promote biological diversity and sustainable livelihoods. Biowatch is currently based in KZN with the head office in Durban and a rural office that works with small scale farmers on sustainable agriculture, food and seed security and farmers’ rights.
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Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs today handed down judgment in the Biowatch case. Calling the case "a matter of great interest to the legal profession, the general public, and bodies concerned with public interest litigation", Justice Sachs set aside the costs order awarded against Biowatch in favour of Monsanto and further awarded legal costs in the High Court hearings in favour of Biowatch and against the state. The bench of eleven judges was unanimous in its decision.
Biowatch is a small South African non-governmental organisation campaigning in the public interest for sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, biosafety and farmers’ rights. For many years it has been opposing the rapid spread of genetically modified (GM) crops in South African agriculture. It argues that there are health and environmental risks resulting from this technology, and that it diminishes food security and food sovereignty. Read more...
SEEDS OF CHOICE
Seeds of Choice is a 15 minute documentary about the work which Biowatch has been doing with small-scale and household food gardeners in KwaZulu Natal. Several community projects that have switched to inexpensive, chemical-free planting are featured and demonstrate the methods they have adopted with assistance from Biowatch's Lawrence Mkhalipi. Community members talk about their experiences and why they have chosen the low-cost chemical free option. This DVD is available from Biowatch at R100. FREE to NGOs. Please contact Nicci at
for a copy.
Seeds of Choice is a 15 minute documentary about the work which Biowatch has been doing with small-scale and household food gardeners in KwaZulu Natal. Several community projects that have switched to inexpensive, chemical-free planting are featured and demonstrate the methods they have adopted with assistance from Biowatch's Lawrence Mkhalipi. Community members talk about their experiences and why they have chosen the low-cost chemical free option. This DVD is available from Biowatch at R100. FREE to NGOs. Please contact Nicci at
for a copy.
