{"id":29203,"date":"2022-04-02T18:02:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T16:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/?post_type=post_causes&p=29203"},"modified":"2026-06-12T11:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:11:39","slug":"new-gmos-must-not-be-deregulated","status":"publish","type":"post_causes","link":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/pt-br\/cause\/new-gmos-must-not-be-deregulated\/","title":{"rendered":"GMOs must not be deregulated"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the last few years, agribusiness and biotech giants have been quietly making changes to GMO regulation around the world<\/strong>. The same narratives that were used in the 1990s for the imposition of the first generation of GMOs are now being used to execute this deregulation. New gene-edited technologies, denominated under an alphabet of new acronyms, from NBTs (New Breeding Techniques), NGTs (New Genomic Techniques), TEAs (Techniques of Assisted Evolution), have been silently dovetailing into different countries\u2019 existing agricultural legislation to by-pass any existing regulations and safety checks set in place for GMOs.<\/p>\n

Countries such as Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, India, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan and others now allow gene edited crops to be commercialized with no environmental or consumption safety testing, no labeling, little to no traceability, and no need for public disclosure of gene edited organisms<\/strong>. It is a series of false promises: the promise of increased climate sustainability, increased yield for greater food security, pest resistance, greater health and so on, that have all, with time, been proven completely false. Effectively leaving farmers, and citizens completely in the dark as to what is now in their food.<\/p>\n

But upon closer inspection, the deregulation of gene editing around the world has opened the door for the ushering in of a new \u201cbioeconomy\u201d, or a new method of economic production based on the manipulation of genetic information of microbes, plants and animals to “program biology” to be more economically productive. What is really at stake here is the next level of corporate takeover of not just our food system, but all living systems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Navdanya International has been at the forefront<\/a> of showing the false promises and failures of GMOs throughout the last decades. Highlighting how GMOs, in all their iterations, are fundamentally linked to an industrial system that has created our multiple, interconnected crises.<\/p>\n

New gene editing technologies continue to shift attention away from these real alternatives that can drive ecological regeneration<\/strong>. Now it is more important than ever to protect our food and seed sovereignty. To demand that our democratic governments actually listen to the will of the people, and protect farmers and citizens from the risks of these new technologies, as well as hold corporations responsible for the destruction they\u2019ve caused. The real solutions lie in the creation of ecologically integrated systems based on biodiversity, care and a science that understands and respects the interconnections between life and nature.<\/p>\n

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Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mass call to reject GMO deregulation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

17 June 2026: the European Parliament will vote in Strasbourg on the deregulation of new GMOs obtained through new genomic techniques, threatening traceability, risk assessment and labelling.<\/p>\n

On 16 June, on the eve of the vote, a coalition of farmers, small seed companies, artisans, food processors and citizens will mobilise in Strasbourg to say NO to deregulation.<\/p>\n

Navdanya International joins this mobilisation and calls for new GMOs to remain fully regulated under EU GMO law.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Seeds of Resistance – Deregulation and Grassroots Mobilization<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Navdanya International Report<\/em>
\nAcross continents, a coordinated corporate and governmental assault on biosafety is accelerating as powerful interests push to deregulate genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and new gene-editing technologies (NGTs). This global trend rolls back essential regulations, privatizes the governance of our food systems, and replaces state-led risk assessment with corporate self-regulation. In direct opposition, a powerful wave of grassroots resistance is rising. Led by farmers, indigenous peoples, and civil society movements, this global mobilization challenges the narrative that gene technologies are the inevitable future of food, reframing the conflict as a fundamental political struggle over who controls our seeds, our food, and our ecological future.<\/p>\n

Also read: New Techniques, Old Problems: Navdanya International\u2019s Report on the Global Deregulation of GMOs<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Also read: Agriculture Needs Science: But Which Science?<\/a>, by Salvatore Ceccarelli<\/em><\/p>\n

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EU lawmakers must reject the deal to deregulate new GMOs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

December 2025<\/strong> – Farmers\u2019, organic farming and civil society organisations criticise the political agreement reached in trilogue on deregulating genetically modified organisms obtained with new genomic techniques. They now call on the European Parliament in plenary to reject the proposal and on governments to refuse it.<\/p>\n

16 Civil Society Organizations Warn of the Risks of New GMOs\/NGTs and Seed Patents<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

July 2025<\/strong> \u2013 In a joint Position Paper<\/em>, sixteen civil society organizations highlight the serious risks posed by the deregulation of new GMOs (NGTs\/TEAs) and the expansion of seed patents. The lack of traceability and clear rules threatens food sovereignty, biodiversity, and the survival of farms and small-scale breeders. The document outlines the consequences for the agri-food sector and calls on institutions to support a genuine agroecological transition.<\/p>\n

We Want GMO-Free Municipalities and Regions<\/strong><\/a> – A campaign to encourage Italian municipalities to approve a resolution declaring their territories free from genetically modified crops (March 2025).<\/p>\n

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Sovereignty vs. Agribusiness: The Global Stakes of Mexico\u2019s GMO Ban<\/strong><\/a>, Navdanya International – The pressure exerted by multinational corporations on governments around the world to relax regulations in favor of GMOs shows no sign of slowing down. But resistance from farmers and associations continues to grow and achieve significant successes. This is the case in Mexico, which has taken a crucial step to protect its biodiversity and cultural heritage by approving a constitutional reform that recognizes corn as part of its identity and a staple food, prohibiting its genetic modification.<\/p>\n

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10 February 2025 – Over 200 environmental and farmer groups have signed a Joint Statement on the Deregulation of New GMOs<\/strong><\/a>, warning against the EU’s proposed weakening of GMO regulations. This move threatens the integrity of organic and non-GMO sectors, as well as the livelihoods of small and medium-sized breeders and farmers, by exposing them to genetic contamination and corporate seed monopolies. The signatories call for strict traceability, labeling, and risk assessments to uphold biodiversity, food sovereignty, and farmers\u2019 rights. Deregulation would erode transparency, leaving consumers without a choice and endangering sustainable agriculture across Europe.<\/p>\n

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\"\" Joint Declaration in Defense of our Biodiversity, Seed and Food Freedom \u2013 Resisting GMO Imperialism<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Over the last few decades, GMO crops have been imposed in countries all over the world, advertised as a solution to food insecurity and the malnutrition crisis. However, hunger, disease and malnutrition have increased, while biodiversity has declined and toxins have spread. GMO imperialism has destroyed the lives and livelihoods of small farmers and biodiversity in centers of origin. These centers of origin of biodiversity, like Mexico for corn, are the cradles of the world\u2019s food supply, and the protection against plague, climate challenges, natural disasters or other hindrances to food production.
\nBut corporations continue to impose gene-edited organisms, or new GMOs, in centers of diversity. They continue\u00a0to shift their narrative towards framing nature and biodiversity as commodities for commercialization and patent monopolies.\u00a0Despite these impositions- all over the world, citizens are rising against the unscientific, undemocratic, anti-ecological imposition of GMOs by corporations and governments.<\/p>\n

Join the movement by signing the letter of declaration<\/a><\/strong>, as we <\/b>call on governments, citizens and movements in each one of our countries, cities, towns and communities to continue our struggle in defense of life, diversity and freedom.<\/b><\/p>\n

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\"\"Nothing New in New GMOs \u2013 Gateway to Total Corporate Control<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In this report, NI investigates the global deregulation of gene editing and the strategies of the agribusiness industry behind this new generation of GMOs. All over the world this new generation of GMOs are being deregulated with no labeling, no traceability and no corporate accountability if it all goes wrong.<\/p>\n

Download PDF<\/a><\/strong> (full report)<\/p>\n

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“Our seed sovereignty is threatened by intellectual property rights & new GMOs that have transformed seeds from a commons, to a commodity under the control & monopoly of agribusiness” @drvandanashiva<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/0EXpA0CUMo<\/a> @pesaro2024<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Dn6CIis69o<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Navdanya International (@NavdanyaInt) June 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n