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He is also president of [http://agricoltorifederati.it/ Italian Federated Farmers]<ref>[http://ricerca.gelocal.it/messaggeroveneto/archivio/messaggeroveneto/2005/12/09/PN_02_PNB4.html ''Confederation of Italian Agriculture Case: Giorgio Fidenato founds Italian Federated Farmers''] ''Messaggero Veneto'' page 2. Retrived on December 9, 2005.</ref>. | He is also president of [http://agricoltorifederati.it/ Italian Federated Farmers]<ref>[http://ricerca.gelocal.it/messaggeroveneto/archivio/messaggeroveneto/2005/12/09/PN_02_PNB4.html ''Confederation of Italian Agriculture Case: Giorgio Fidenato founds Italian Federated Farmers''] ''Messaggero Veneto'' page 2. Retrived on December 9, 2005.</ref>. | ||
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In the second half of 2006, Giorgio Fidenato decided to sow transgenic seeds on his land. | In the second half of 2006, Giorgio Fidenato decided to sow transgenic seeds on his land. | ||
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The Fidenato-GMO ruling has been described in Italian newspapers including ''Corriere della Sera'' <ref>[http://www.corriere.it/cronache/10_gennaio_30/sarcina-mais-ogm_a4d9a26e-0d6e-11df-829b-00144f02aabe.shtml ''Start of the first field of genetically modified corn''] ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'' by Giuseppe Sarcina. Retrived on January 30, 2010</ref>, ''[[Avvenire]]'' <ref>[http://www.salmone.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/avvenire.pdf ''GMO, after the sentence is still clash''] ''[[Avvenire]]'', page 11 by Enrico Negrotti. Retrived on February 3, 2010. Archived from [http://www.salmone.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/avvenire.pdf www.salmone.org]</ref>, and radio broadcasts of national importance like ''Radio Radicale''.<ref>[http://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/296641?format=32 GMO ''Futuragra announces first cultivation of Bt maize, after winning the State Council. Dalla Libera: to show to all schools on genetically modified corn will see how truly''] Interviews to Silvano Dalla Libera, vice president of Futuragra, Gilberto Corbellini, president of Sagra (Health, Agriculture, Research), Roberto Defez, biotechnology, researcher at the CNR in Naples (CNR), Francesco Sala, Professor of General Botany and Plant Biotechnology at the University of Milan, Gabriele Pirocchi Lawyer. Registration February 2, 2010 at the conference Futuragra in Milan. Archived on Radio Radicale broadcast.</ref> | The Fidenato-GMO ruling has been described in Italian newspapers including ''Corriere della Sera'' <ref>[http://www.corriere.it/cronache/10_gennaio_30/sarcina-mais-ogm_a4d9a26e-0d6e-11df-829b-00144f02aabe.shtml ''Start of the first field of genetically modified corn''] ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'' by Giuseppe Sarcina. Retrived on January 30, 2010</ref>, ''[[Avvenire]]'' <ref>[http://www.salmone.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/avvenire.pdf ''GMO, after the sentence is still clash''] ''[[Avvenire]]'', page 11 by Enrico Negrotti. Retrived on February 3, 2010. Archived from [http://www.salmone.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/avvenire.pdf www.salmone.org]</ref>, and radio broadcasts of national importance like ''Radio Radicale''.<ref>[http://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/296641?format=32 GMO ''Futuragra announces first cultivation of Bt maize, after winning the State Council. Dalla Libera: to show to all schools on genetically modified corn will see how truly''] Interviews to Silvano Dalla Libera, vice president of Futuragra, Gilberto Corbellini, president of Sagra (Health, Agriculture, Research), Roberto Defez, biotechnology, researcher at the CNR in Naples (CNR), Francesco Sala, Professor of General Botany and Plant Biotechnology at the University of Milan, Gabriele Pirocchi Lawyer. Registration February 2, 2010 at the conference Futuragra in Milan. Archived on Radio Radicale broadcast.</ref> | ||
In March 2010, the Italian minister of agriculture Zaia before to resign the ministery role to run in to the Italian regional election had signed a decree denying the cultivation of | In March 2010, the Italian minister of agriculture Zaia before to resign the ministery role to run in to the Italian regional election had signed a decree denying the cultivation of GMO maize. | ||
On 29 April, Fidenato, Movimento Libertario and Futuragra they state in a public conference<ref>[http://www.vimeo.com/11334976 Video of public conference in Pordenone by Giorgio Fidenato and Leonardo Facco as Movimento Libertario and Italian Federated Farmers representatives, about the decision to sow GMO | On 29 April, Fidenato, Movimento Libertario and Futuragra they state in a public conference<ref>[http://www.vimeo.com/11334976 Video of public conference in Pordenone by Giorgio Fidenato and Leonardo Facco as Movimento Libertario and Italian Federated Farmers representatives, about the decision to sow GMO maize] Retrived on April 29, 2010.</ref> that the ministerial decree does not incorporate any of the directions of Council of State and are keen to act through the courts.<ref>[http://www.libero-news.it/regioneespanso.jsp?id=399700 ''GMO, Futuragra ready appeal against decree''] ''Libero''. Retrived on April 27, 2010.</ref> | ||
Despite strong oppositions of environmentalists and no-global movements, partially of Italian government<ref>[http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/dettaglio/galan-apre-sugli-ogm-ma-vieta-la-semina-i-ribelli-di-vivaro:-ha-48-ore-per-convincerci/1967703 ''Galan open on | Despite strong oppositions of environmentalists and no-global movements, partially of Italian government<ref>[http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/dettaglio/galan-apre-sugli-ogm-ma-vieta-la-semina-i-ribelli-di-vivaro:-ha-48-ore-per-convincerci/1967703 ''Galan open on GMO but forbids the sowing | ||
The rebels of Vivaro: "He 48 hours to convince"''] ''Il Piccolo''. Retrived on April 29, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://it.reuters.com/article/topNews/idITMIE63R0H920100428 '' | The rebels of Vivaro: "He 48 hours to convince"''] ''Il Piccolo''. Retrived on April 29, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://it.reuters.com/article/topNews/idITMIE63R0H920100428 ''GMO, Galan minister asks to stop "planting protest"''] Reuters. Retrived on April 28, 2010.</ref> and some opposition political forces<ref>[http://www.libero-news.it/regioneespanso.jsp?id=399721 '' Ferrante (Pd), Maroni intervene on announced planting corn in Friuli''] Retrived on April 27, 2010.</ref> the first cultivation of GMO maize in Italy has been sown before of 30 April 2010 (date initially estabilished) in [[Vivaro]] (a town in Province of Pordenone) in Friuli<ref>[http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/dettaglio/il-primo-mais-transgenico-italiano-seminato-in-friuli-venezia-giulia/1844656 ''The first transgenic corn sown in Italian Friuli Venezia Giulia''] ''Il Piccolo'' by Martina Milia. Retrived on January 30, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4989:prima-semina-di-mais-ogm-in-italia&catid=1:latest-news ''First planting of GMO corn in Italy''] by Giorgio Fidenato and Leonardo Facco Retrived on April 26, 2010. Press release by Movimento Libertario and Italian Federated Farmers</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4993:ansa-su-semina-mais-del-movimento-libertario-e-agricoltori-federati&catid=1:latest-news ''Ansa on sowing corn by Federated Farmers and Movimento Libertario''] Article of Ansa an italian news agency about date of first sowing of GMO seeds in Italy. Retrived on April 26, 2010. Archived from [http://www.movimentolibertario.it http://www.movimentolibertario.it]</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4998:il-gazzettino-su-mais-ogm-e-movimento-libertario-&catid=1:latest-news ''GMOs corn and Movimento Libertario on Il Gazzettino''] ''Il Gazzettino'' Retrived on April 26, 2010. Archived from [http://www.movimentolibertario.it http://www.movimentolibertario.it]</ref><ref>[http://www.ilvelino.it/articolo.php?Id=1110325 ''GMO on Friday the first sowing in Pordenone that challenge decree Zaia''] ''Il Velino'', by Federica Rogai. Retrived on April 27, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://newsfood.com/q/fb7d48da/agricoltura-a-pordenone-il-primo-campo-di-mais-ogm/ ''Agriculture: A Pordenone the first field of genetically modified corn''] Ansa news agency. Retrived on April 27, 2010. Archived from [http://newsfood.com http://newsfood.com]</ref>, when the ruling of the Italian Council of State comes into effect.<ref>[http://www.asca.it/news-OGM__FUTURAGRA__INIZIATO_CONTO_ALLA_ROVESCIA_PER_LA_SEMINA-891116-ORA-.html ''GMO Futuragra, Countdown has begun for sowing''] Article of Asca an italian news agency about date of first sowing of GMO seeds in Italy. Retrived on February 2, 2010.</ref><ref name="journal">[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/images/ml/ifoglidienclave/Enclave11.pdf ''Eulogy for Fidenato''] ''I fogli di Enclave'' n°11, page 1, Retrived on February 2010. Archived from [http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59 http://www.movimentolibertario.it/] Editorial article about Giorgio Fidenato and his libertarian battles.</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5026:marcia-del-mais-botta-e-risposta-fra-il-ministro-dellagricoltura-galan-ed-il-movimento-libertario&catid=1:latest-news ''March of the corn, repartee between the minister of agricolture Galan and the Movimento Libertario''] Retrived on April 28, 2010.</ref> | ||
The date of sown was anticipated on simbolic Italian date of April 25 2010 (Liberation Day)<ref>[http://it.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idITMIE63T0K720100430 ''Pro-biotech farmers sow | The date of sown was anticipated on simbolic Italian date of April 25 2010 (Liberation Day)<ref>[http://it.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idITMIE63T0K720100430 ''Pro-biotech farmers sow GMO maize, challenge Decree''] Retrived on April 30, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5066:w-la-liberta-prima-semina-di-mais-ogm&catid=1:latest-news ''W Freedom: first sowing of genetically modified corn!''] Retrived on 30 April, 2010. Video of first GMO sown in Italy by Movimento Libertario and Italian Federated Farmers.</ref><ref>[http://libero-news.it/news/402331/Semina_di_mais_Ogm_in_un_terreno_pubblico.html ''Sowing of genetically modified corn in a public land''] ''Libero''. Retrived on April 30, 2010.</ref>, for avoid the direct protests of environmentalists and no-global group during the sowing.<ref>[http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/News/Cronaca/Ogm-manifestazione-contro-prima-semina-annunciata-in-provincia-di-Pordenone_325425163.html ''GMO: first demonstration against sowing announced in the province of Pordenone''] Adnkronos. Retrived on April 30, 2010.</ref> | ||
Despite the precautions to avoid violence, anyway Fidenato and Italian Federated Farmers were insulted and threatened in their seat by a group of environmentalists and anti-globalization protesters.<ref>[http://www.agi.it/trieste/notizie/201004302035-cro-rts1025-ogm_fvg_oppositori_irrompono_in_sede_agricoltori_federati '' | Despite the precautions to avoid violence, anyway Fidenato and Italian Federated Farmers were insulted and threatened in their seat by a group of environmentalists and anti-globalization protesters.<ref>[http://www.agi.it/trieste/notizie/201004302035-cro-rts1025-ogm_fvg_oppositori_irrompono_in_sede_agricoltori_federati ''GMO: FVG, opponents bursts within Federated Farmers''] ''Agi News'' Retrived on April 30, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.ilgiornale.it/interni/mais_ogm_scoppia_guerra_seme/01-05-2010/articolo-id=442040-page=0-comments=1 ''GMO maize, war breaks out of the seed''] ''Il Giornale'', by Fausto Biloslavo. Retrived on May 1, 2010.</ref> | ||
Following the incidents, Elisabetta Zamparutti [[Italian Radicals]] member of [[Italian Parliament]] in Environment Committee turned her solidarity to the Movimento Libertario, Federated Farmers and Giorgio Fidenato, claiming their action of nonviolent civil disobedience, arguing the need to open Italy to the cultivation of GMOs.<ref>[http://www.radicali.it/view.php?id=156553 ''GMO, Zamparutti: The act of civil disobedience on GMO research and helps agriculture''] Retrived on April 30, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5076:marcia-del-mais-sostegno-della-deputata-radicale-zamparutti&catid=1:latest-news ''March of the corn: Radical support by Zamparutti MIP!''] Retrived on May 1, 2010.</ref> | Following the incidents, Elisabetta Zamparutti [[Italian Radicals]] member of [[Italian Parliament]] in Environment Committee turned her solidarity to the Movimento Libertario, Federated Farmers and Giorgio Fidenato, claiming their action of nonviolent civil disobedience, arguing the need to open Italy to the cultivation of GMOs.<ref>[http://www.radicali.it/view.php?id=156553 ''GMO, Zamparutti: The act of civil disobedience on GMO research and helps agriculture''] Retrived on April 30, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5076:marcia-del-mais-sostegno-della-deputata-radicale-zamparutti&catid=1:latest-news ''March of the corn: Radical support by Zamparutti MIP!''] Retrived on May 1, 2010.</ref> | ||