Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) joins billions of citizens around the world to celebrate World Food Safety Day with this year’s theme being “Safer Food, Better Health”. We find the theme very appropriate to inspire responsible and thorough policy making which … Continue reading
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April 18, 2022
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Testimony on Cowpea Text and refs – Dr Jonathan Latham of Bioscience Resource Project
Testimony on Cowpea Text and refs – Dr Jonathan Latham of Bioscience Resource Project: Testimony on Cowpea Text and refs Draft WITNESS STATEMENT OF DR. JONATHAN LATHAM OF BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT Dr J L
Testbiotech comment on risk assessment and confined field trials with genetically engineered Bt cowpea conducted in Ghana
Testbiotech comment on risk assessment and confined field trials with genetically engineered Bt cowpea conducted in Ghana Independent Expert Opinion, authored by Dr. Christoph Then and M.Sc. Juliana Miyazaki final_expert_opinion_GM _cowpea_edited (1)
Dr. Latham Testifies In Ghana’s GMO Court Case
Hearing continues today at the Accra Human Rights Court over a lawsuit involving Food Sovereignty Ghana & 3 ors Vs National Biosafety Committee & 4 ors. Dr. Jonathan Latham, the second scientific witness of Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), is set … Continue reading
February 22, 2022
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Human Rights Court Hears Ghana’s First GMO Case
Accra, Monday 21 February, 2022 Ghana’s first trial on the introduction of genetically modified foods into our agriculture.The case for Food Sovereignty Ghana & 3 ors Vs National Biosafety Committee & 4 ors, SUIT NO. HRC/43/15, appeared before the Human … Continue reading
Ghana’s GMO Court Case continues on 30th January 2020
The case involving the commercial release of the first batch of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in three crops in Ghana, is scheduled for hearing at the Accra Human Rights Court on Thursday, 30th January, 2020. Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) and … Continue reading

July 10, 2019
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Supreme Court rules in favour of Food Sovereignty Ghana!
Accra, July 9, 2019 Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) 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 … Continue reading
GMO Case Goes To The Supreme Court
Ghana’s landmark GMO Court case in which Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) is suing the government of Ghana over the commercialization of genetically modified Bt cowpeas and GM rice goes to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the 9th of July, 2019, … Continue reading
May 18, 2019
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Solidarity with March Against Monsanto Accra Saturday 18th May
Solidarity with March Against Monsanto Accra Saturday 18th May Good morning, Ladies and gentlemen of the press, friends and members of Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG). I would like to start by thanking you sincerely for honouring our invitation this morning. I must also hasten … Continue reading
GMO Court Case Adjourned To March 11
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) appeared before the Accra Human Rights High Court on Tuesday, 12 February 2019, in Ghana’s first landmark case concerning biotechnology, which is challenging the commercial release of Bt cowpea and GM rice, as well as the … Continue reading