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- ==Control of the Food Chain== ===Attempting to monopolise food production===47 KB (6,825 words) - 19:46, 19 July 2007
- ...ips for them. This is also a favoured tactic of some of the industry lobby groups that DuPont funds such as [[CropLife America]], [[Grocery Manufacturers Ame ==Lobby Groups==30 KB (4,304 words) - 11:56, 2 September 2008
- ...Empowering Consumers Through Information’, at: www.pfizer.com/pfizerinc/policy/ERhealthcare.pdf) ...matter more than the lives of the world’s poorest people’, said Oxfam Policy Director Justin Forsyth. ‘Pfizer’s market value exceeds the combined na51 KB (7,869 words) - 21:25, 18 February 2007
- :"On every occasion the owners have deprecated this policy of concession to threats originating in the left wing of the Miners Federat ...ister of War), [[Edward Shortt]] (Home Secretary), [[George Roberts]] (the food controller), and Sir [[John Maclay]] (Minister of Shipping). As soon as the37 KB (5,842 words) - 14:51, 17 August 2007
- ...only began to change when in 1935 Italy adopted a more aggressive foreign policy which culminated in the conquest of Abyssinia. Nevertheless there were stil ...n fully aware of their importance to Ribbentrop's mission and Nazi foreign policy. The presence amongst them of enthusiastic supporters of the Nazis would ha60 KB (9,504 words) - 20:51, 1 February 2008
- ...luding a ban on the use of several chemicals. A coalition of environmental groups has launched a campaign for a ban on neonicotinoids in the UK.<ref>Rob Edwa ...ry: Biotech Industry]][[Category: Transnational Corporations]] [[Category: Food and Agriculture Industry]][[Category:Science Media Centre]]8 KB (1,054 words) - 16:44, 29 January 2015
- ...side the farm-scale trials, the UK government (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) carries out National Seed List Trials. In the UK these t ...deral institutions share responsibility for agricultural biotechnology and food safety.10 KB (1,557 words) - 12:01, 19 February 2007
- ...obby groups, funding academic research and directly influencing government policy. A recent Monsanto internal document leaked to GeneWatch UK revealed Monsan ==Lobbying Groups==9 KB (1,291 words) - 15:25, 28 March 2009
- Campaigning groups on GMOs ...to the imposition of GM technology. GEN includes local campaign and action groups NGOs, direct activists, and individuals campaigning against genetic enginee3 KB (391 words) - 12:22, 19 February 2007
- ==Lobbying Groups== ...onal issues. We work with the UK government, international legislators and policy-makers to help UK businesses complete effectively.'[12] The group has offic8 KB (1,191 words) - 12:50, 8 September 2009
- ...ut exploitation and in acceptable working conditions'. They advertise this policy as being in line with 'the [[Ethical Trading Initiative]]’s (ETI) base co ...s, subsidize Wal-Mart profits by paying for county public health services, food stamps and social services for its retired employees.'[5]64 KB (10,114 words) - 13:16, 8 September 2009
- ...arch 1997<ref>It was not formally set up until the following year, but the groups initially came together under this title to organise the July 1997 Countrys The Countryside Alliance is, formally, an amalgamation of three groups: the [[British Field Sports Society]], the [[Countryside Movement]] and the30 KB (4,403 words) - 10:20, 10 August 2011
- ...based at the NFU's London HQ building in Shaftesbury Avenue. They work in policy, services, membership and finance and administration. Each section has a Di ...he Council from NFU Cymru. The Council members approve matters relating to policy, strategy and finance. These Council members also elect the four national '3 KB (470 words) - 14:51, 4 September 2009
- ...parliamentary, land use and environment committees, and also served on the policy committee. ...is is a cause or a symptom of the NFU's general complicity with government policy is unclear.7 KB (1,126 words) - 14:52, 4 September 2009
- ...hat it should represent the interests of the agro-chemicals companies, big food processors, corporate-owned single commodity farms and supermarkets as well ...involves big corporations. Part of this includes diversification into non-food crops, such as bio-fuels (willow, oilseed rape and miscanthus), ethanol and15 KB (2,437 words) - 14:54, 4 September 2009
- ...n to find out what British farmers think before coming up with their final policy. # Dr Vernon Barber, former pro-GM Food Science Adviser to the National Farmer's Union. The position is now held by17 KB (2,746 words) - 14:50, 4 September 2009
- ...able' and farmers will have to face up to this restructuring of the global food system as they can't resist it or fight the power of the multinationals. ...ture has and will create huge environmental and social problems,77 but the policy is also to the detriment of its members, especially smaller farmers and new4 KB (676 words) - 14:51, 4 September 2009
- ...on of trade in the farming crisis. It has build bridges with environmental groups and forged strong international alliances. A lack of both human and financi ...consultations and taking practical measures such as the SFA’s new local food initiative.8 KB (1,236 words) - 11:16, 7 May 2007
- ...on which aims to show the poorest rural communities ways of producing more food, thus becoming less reliant on aid’87) where he served as a board member * He served a three year term on the Agricultural and Food Research Council until 1994.7 KB (1,189 words) - 17:03, 19 February 2007
- ...d globalisation. Maucher has headed up major international corporate lobby groups such as the [[European Roundtable of Industrialists]] and the [[Internation ...al Chamber of Commerce working group on international trade and investment policy.[40] His varied roles occasionally provide conflicts of interest, as in 1998 KB (1,217 words) - 13:38, 7 May 2007
