Horticulture

Hazardous changes to New Organisms Act

Press Release – GE Free NZ Hazardous changes to New Organisms Act. The National Government and Treasury are under pressure from Federated Farmers, pro LifeSciences board, to loosen all precautions around genetically engineered organisms as legislated in the Hazardous Substances …

Must seed-saving go underground?

Press Release – Food Matters Aotearoa New Zealand community gardens and home gardeners are likely to be undermined by trade deals such as the TPPA (1)which may allow regulation to criminalise our inherent human instinct to save the best seed for health and climatic conditions.