Myth Makers

An A-Z of the people and groups behind the push for GM. It includes links to the web portal GMWatch SpinProfiles - our in-depth guide to the networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR around the GM issue.

 

National Center for Food and Agriculture Policy
USA
Pro-GM industry group funded by Bayer, Monsanto and Syngenta, among others. Programme director is Leonard Gianessi, previously of Resources for the Future.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
See also: Janet Carpenter

National Corn Growers Association
USA
Claims to represent corn farmers' interests but funders include Syngenta and Monsanto.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
See also: American Soybean Association

Andrew Natsios
USA
Former head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
See also: T. J. Buthelezi

NGO Watch
USA
Pro-corporate lobby group (2003-2007) that worked to diminish government support for NGOs. Launched by the American Enterprise Institute and the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
See also: American Enterprise Institute

NGO Watch (Australia)
Australia
Pro-corporate project by Institute of Public Affairs.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
See also:

Nick Nichols
USA
Chairman and CEO of PR firm Nichols-Dezenhall, which has aggressively targeted community activist groups.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
See also: Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, Nichols-Dezenhall, Wise Use Movement

Nichols-Dezenhall
USA
PR firm that has aggressively targeted community activist groups.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
See also: Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, Nick Nichols, Wise Use Movement

Kimball Nill
USA
Technical issues director for the Monsanto-funded American Soybean Association.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
See also: Agriculture Commodity Coalition, American Soybean Association, Monsanto

NoMoreScares.com
USA
A website (replaced by StopLabelingLies.com in 2002) of Steve "The Junkman" Milloy.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
See also: Cato Institute, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Steven Milloy

Nuffield Council on Bioethics
UK
Issued one of four reports claiming GM foods are safe (consultees included Monsanto and Zeneca) just days after Arpad Pusztai's reserach results showing harm from GM foods were made public.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
See also: Derek Burke, Mike Gale, Brian Heap, Michael Lipton, Royal Society



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