Oct 17, 2013Monsanto and Syngenta auto-awarded « Nobel Prize for food »: in which world do we live?Thursday 17 October 2013 The World Food Prize, also known as ‘the Nobel Prize for food and agriculture’ attributed this year to three...
Jul 3, 2013FAQ on neonicotinoids: harmful insecticides for beesShare and follow a discussion on neonicotinoids on the beekeeping exchange group of the TECA Forum. TECA is a platform from the FAO...
May 7, 2013Letter to Commissioner Borg - Neonicotinoids and future challenges 07-05-2013Letter sent to Commissioner Borg concerning the latest developments on the dossier neonicotinoid insecticides at the moment and the new...
Apr 30, 2013Europe on the right track to protect bees!EU-wide citizens’ actions and petitions in support of the European Commission’s proposal to prohibit three neonicotinoid insecticides...
Apr 3, 2013Proceedings: Farming without neonicotinoids: Yes, we can!The proceedings of the Conference ‘Pollinator friendly farming is possible’ held on the 22nd of March 2013 at the European Parliament,...
Mar 21, 2013Farming without neonicotinoids Report on the conference “Pollinator friendly farming is possible”Does agriculture need neonicotinoids? Neonicotinoid use is unjustified. Neonicotinoid insecticides are commonly used as a so-called...
Jul 3, 2012French prohibition of Cruiser OSR: Stéphane Le Foll takes a first step in the right direction. When France has banned the Cruiser OSR (on oilseed rape). This decision goes in the right direction, but the Minister Stéphane Le Foll cannot...
Jun 13, 2012Honeybee disappearance: will the Authorities finally act?Neonicotinoids and phenylpyrazoles, two families of pesticides used since the 90’s are accused to be at the origin of the massive...