Victories

June 6th, 2001
Greenpeace exposes the contamination of Pringles Potato Chips and Isomil
Baby food with genetically engineered ingredients thereby questioning India
GMO free status.

June 20th 2001-
Greenpeace made a presentation at the ''open dialogue'' organised by the
Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) prior to approving
Mahyco-Monsanto's Bt Cotton. The commercial release of Bt Cotton - the first
GM crop in India was deferred for a year.

March 26th ,2002-
Bt Cotton is given conditional clearance for 3 years for commercial use in 6
states of India

November 7th 2002-
Greenpeace activists chain themselves outside the Ministry of Environment
and Forests demanding that GM Mustard- the first GM food crop not be allowed
into the Indian market.
The GEAC denies permission to Pro Agro (Indian subsidiary of Bayer) for the
commercialization of herbicide resistant mustard on the grounds that data on
health grounds was inadequate.

11th January 2003-
Greenpeace holds a press conference in Delhi to screen a 7
minute film " the Government Lies to the Nation" with regard to the farmers
from Andhra Pradesh whose testimonies had been distorted by the "Expert
Committee". The Committee's report was a clear misrepresentation of farmers
voices on the performance of Bt Cotton in the first year of planting.

6th February 2003-
Greenpeace has a meeting with Minister T.R. Baalu and
members of the GEAC. The Minister refuses to look at the film and questions
the authenticity of the film asking "How do I know who is on tape? One Reddy
(a common name in Andhra Pradesh) will look the same as any other Reddy!"
When he does see the " Government Lies to the nation , his response
is\"farmers in this country usually lie."
Greenpeace Demands:
* A reassessment of Bt Cotton
* Compensetion to those farmers who have incurred losses
* No further approval of Bt Cotton in northern states

3rd March 2003-
Greenpeace holds a press conference in Warangal, Andhra
Pradesh to discuss the losses incurred by farmers of the state, and the
failure of Bt Cotton based on the study conducted by Greenpeace. Bt Cotton
farmers testify before the media.
Andhra Pradesh Agriculture minister announces on a national television
channel that Bt Cotton has not yielded positive and encouraging results in
Andhra Pradesh.

26th March 2003-
One year since the commercial release of Bt Cotton in India and a black day
for farmers. Greenpeace activists chain themselves to the Monsanto office
building with the demand that Monsanto be made liable for their false claims
and farmers be compensated for their losses. Greenpeace used "False
Promises" their documentation of the Bt Cottton performance in Karnataka as
evidence.

October 2003-
Greenpeace exposes DBT plan to release GM potato Greenpeace activists
surprised Dr. Manju Sharma, Secretary of the Department of Bio-Technology
(DBT) with a house-call on Tuesday 2nd September, bearing indigenous
potatoes & a banner stating " GE Food No Solution to
Malnutrition. The action was a response to Dr Manju Sharma's statement on
BBC on 11 June 2003: The 'protato' is in its final stages of regulatory
approval and is expected to be approved in India within six months.

" Dr. Sharma refused to accept the 100 kgs of desi (local) kufri variety of
potatoes but did acknowledge that 'stipulated procedures' for bio-safety
assessments would be fulfilled before the GM potato is considered for
approval.

February 25 2004-
Repeated stonewalling of Greenpeace demanding information on the
field-trials of 60 genetically modified crops, prompted two George Bush
look-alikes to walked into Department of Biotechnology office thanking them
for sharing information on Indian GM plans with the United StatesDepartment
of Agriculture (USDA) thereby indicating the gross double standard .

July 12 2004
DBT responds to Greenpeace and sends them a list of field trials, the crops
involved and the traits modified. The specific locations and the biosafety
tests is not disclosed.

Objective
To facilitate a shift from unsustainable agricultural practices to
sustainable agriculture- practices that are not polluting to the environment

•No new releases of GMOs into the environment-
•To provide a platform for farmers to reject corporate control over
agriculture through patents .