Accra – Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), an advocacy movement against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Ghana, appeared before the Supreme Court today in a case in which one of the defendants sought to challenge a High Court ruling on the court’s jurisdiction to hear a petition brought before it by FSG and three others. In […]
The Accra Human Rights High Court hearing the suit against the commercialization of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) has ruled that the parties go for the determination of the motion to stay proceedings at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, 28th March. The case, Food Sovereignty Ghana & 3 ors Vs National Biosafety Committee & 4 ors,
January 18, 2017 by Food Sovereignty Ghana Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) stands strongly opposed to the nomination of Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto as Minister-Designate for Food and Agriculture. It has come to our attention that among the list of the ministerial nominees Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has been slated for the Ministry of Agriculture. Consequently,
Ghanaians may soon wake up to a new bill that could potentially be the full endorsement for the introduction of GM foods into the country. Even though government who is funding the bill claims it is to help farmers and the general public, most Ghanaians don’t seem convinced. In this episode of GhMixMixx, KwesiEswuon Baako
Food Sovereignty Ghana organized a Press conference today to announce their intention to appeal against the ruling by the Human Rights court, Accra dismissing their application for Interlocutory Injunction on the commercial release of Bt Cowpea and GM rice. Below is the statement: FSG Press Conference Statement, Tuesday, 11 November, 2015, at the International
Forty-five traditional leaders in Ghana are demanding the suspension of deliberations on the Plant Breeders Act currently before the country’s Parliament. The leaders, known as paramount chiefs are also asking legislators to dismiss the bill until European countries and others accept Genetically Modified foods. The chiefs who come from the Brong Ahafo Region, mainly considered as
“We are calling on the Ghanaian government to place a moratorium on GMOs until independent scientific study proves them wholesome for human consumption” Accra, Ghana– As part of a worldwide campaign against Genetically Modified (GM) Foods dubbed ‘March Against Monsanto’, the Ghanaian pressure group Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) in collaboration with the Coalition of
