Agricultural Regs & Ethics
16 agricultural organizations in U.S., Canada and Australia pledge support for GM wheat
Sixteen agricultural organizations in the U.S., Canada and Australia have publicly endorsed the use of biotechnology in wheat to make ...
Farmers and biotech industry fight Hawaii County’s ‘crippling’ GMO ban
Several Big Island farmers and flower growers, along with a national trade organization representing the biotech industry, have filed a ...
GM crop trials not taking off in India despite last-minute approvals
Despite last-minute clearances given to stalled field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops by former environment minister Veerappa Moily, seed ...
Madagascar student prank shows March Against Monsanto has heartless agenda
Just how detached from reality are mainstream anti-GMO protestors such as March Against Monsanto, a global group that claims millions ...
Madagascar student prank shows March Against Monsanto has heartless agenda
Just how detached from reality are mainstream anti-GMO protestors such as March Against Monsanto, a global group that claims millions ...
War in South Australia over future of GMO trials
South Australian Agriculture Minister Leon Bignell’s staunch opposition to genetically modified (GM) crop biotechnology has raised fears multi-million dollar research ...
Vermont farmers disagree on GMO safety, environmental impact and labeling issues
There was a celebration on the Statehouse steps in May when Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a bill into law that ...
Editorial: GMOs safe to eat while more research in farming practices needed
The use of science to enhance agricultural output has been attacked on nearly every front for quite some time. There ...
Iowa governor calls for ‘vigilant’ defense of modern agriculture, including GMOs
Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday that state officials need to remain vigilant in their defense of modern agriculture, but he ...
‘Organic’ label does not guarantee healthier or more sustainable food
Buying organic food is an exercise in personal virtue: You pay more to consume food that's healthier for you and ...
Can Bt cotton be a solution for Zimbabwean cotton growers?
The manipulation of liberalized cotton trade meant poor prices, poverty and dependency for cotton farmers in Zimbabwe. Could the use ...
Vermont’s law requiring GMO labels could trigger nationwide rules
Under a law signed this month, the tiny New England state, population 626,000, will soon require that food companies tell ...
Indian scientists form high tech group to educate politicians on GM crops
Stung by adverse political reactions on genetically modified crops, agriculture scientists have formed a 12-member pressure group comprising top scientists ...
Trade politics, not health concerns, driving Russia’s anti-GMO stance
The Russian government’s most public reason for banning GMOs—its citizens’ health—may not be its primary reason. During President Putin’s recent meeting with ...
8,000 year old mitochondrial DNA provides insight about first human farmers
The mitochondrial DNA of the first Near Eastern farmers has been sequenced for the first time. In the research, published ...
Bt eggplant farmers in Bangladesh target of anti-GMO “green” groups
Farmers growing a landmark genetically modified food crop in Bangladesh – Bt brinjal, or aubergine – have found themselves at the centre of a ...
GM crops safe but ecological concerns need to be examined, regulated
Scientists have demonstrated that genetically modified organisms have no measurable negative impacts on human health. Indeed, they may hold the key ...
There is no ‘bee armageddon’: Misguided neonics ban threatens honeybees and farming
European Union instituted a precautionary ban on neonicotinoid pesticides before actually examining beehives. European farmers, faced with the ban, are ...
GM not just about commodity farming: How it can rescue threatened coffee, chocolate, wine, bananas and OJ
Many anti-GM campaigners lambast crop biotechnology because the first generation of genetic modification focused on commodity crops such as corn, ...
Arguments against GM crops riddled with problems including vested interests and romanticizing hunger
The year 2013 marked the 18th consecutive year of commercial cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or now commonly referred to as ...
Lack of funding in Nigeria hindering biotechnology research efforts
A professor, Olufunmilayo Adebambo, has said that the country is missing in the development and utilisation of its biotechnological potential. Adebambo, ...
Poorly written GM ban in Oregon opens door to lawsuits against non-GMO farmers
An ordinance that prohibits biotech crops in Oregon's Jackson County is vague enough to encompass some conventionally bred crops, according ...
Kenyans face danger from aflatoxin contamination in crops, biotechnology can mitigate problem
Most Kenyans are at high risk of aflatoxin contamination due to lack of monitoring and evaluation on the harvested and ...
Fear of GMOs prevent GM barley resistant to ‘vomitoxin’-producing fungi from reaching beers
This past summer, exceptionally hot and humid for many, was brutal for the small-scale barley farmers who have been cropping ...
AUDIO: Yale neurologist Steven Novella challenges fears of GMOs, industrial agriculture
For Medium's Inquiring Minds, Indre Viskontas spoke with Dr. Steven Novella, a neurologist at Yale University. Novella is a prominent voice ...
Italian farmer crusades for GMO corn cultivation, faces opposition from anti-GMO activists and government
“This stuff, with the same light, water and fertilizer, produces 10 times more than the other kind,” says farmer Giorgio ...
Vitamin enrichment focus of Philippines GM development initiatives
Scientists in the Philippines are focusing on biotechnology to improve agricultural productivity, promote food security and sustainable development. Dr. Antonio Alfonso, ...
