If this draft bill is successfully passed by the Cabinet, this government will be the first government in Thailand to allow the unrestricted cultivation of GM crops. The Bill (officially the “Draft Biosafety Law”) will have a highly detrimental impact on Thailand’s food sovereignty and food secu
Up until 1 October 2015, member states of the European Union (EU) are entitled to notify the European Commission that they ban GM crops in their territories. According to the new regulation, each member state is allowed to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GM crops, even those which have b
The news that Thailand’s draft Biosafety Bill has been withdrawn from deliberation in the National Reform Council met with a lot of interest from different sectors of society, including those who approved of its withdrawal and those who were disappointed that the bill is not being carried through
