Agricultural Laws & Regulations
GM corn needs bigger refuges to slow pest resistance
Genetically modified crops that produce insect-killing proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have reduced reliance on insecticide sprays since ...
Unraveling the corn genome
Corn has come a long way in 8,000 years, and genetic progress is poised to accelerate further as scientists gain ...
Roundup Ready beets move closer to deregulation
A U.S. Department of Agriculture statement issued Friday marked another step that could fully deregulate Roundup Ready sugar beets, potentially ...
GM crops imperative to improve agri productivity
The agriculture experts and scientists have termed the adoption of modern agricultural technology vital to improve the productivity of agriculture ...
Fifth generation farmer defends biotechnology
A handful of outspoken activists are attempting to slow down or ban the use of biotechnology. To support their ideological ...
African agriculture: Antipathy to GM crops still strong in Zambia
Zambia has one of the strongest records of official opposition to GM crops in Africa. An official of the recently ...
Global farming goes biotech
Farmers using improved seeds and biotech crop varieties continue to see significant economic and on-farm environmental benefits, according to the ...
GM food research site hit by cyber attack
"The cyber-strike came after hundreds of protestors went to the agricultural research station in Hertfordshire to try to attack the ...
The future of food: GMOs
But most of the latest advancements in food technology go beyond dessert. Rather, scientists are motivated by an impending agricultural ...
Are Pro-GMO scientists against chemical pesticides?
Even scientists promoting Bt eggplant are against excessive and injudicious use of chemical pesticides. In a press release, Dr. Emiliana ...
Africa: Biosafety regulators urged to strengthen links
In efforts to harmonise national biosafety regulations across Africa, the links between national regulatory authorities and key stakeholders must be ...
Survey: Most see no need for biotech info on food labels
A new survey shows very few Americans cite biotechnology as an information need on food labels. Neither are most consumers ...
The Geek Manifesto on GM crops
On Sunday, an anti-GM crop group called Take the Flour Back is planning a “day of mass decontamination” at the ...
European activists link up against GM wheat
Around 200 protestors from across the UK, Ireland, France and Belgium have been marching against the return of open air ...
Mexican farmers block Monsanto law
Progressive small farmer organizations in Mexico scored a victory over transnational corporations that seek to monopolize seed and food patents ...
Soviet entrepreneur holds fate of GM salmon
If Americans ever eat genetically engineered fast-growing salmon, it might be because of a Soviet biologist turned oligarch turned government ...
Nigeria: Activists flay genetically modified food
Environmental activists under the auspices of the 'Friends of the Earth Nigeria' have condemned the attempt by multinational agricultural companies ...
Africa’s First Sustainable Biofuel Plant Opens in Mozambique – Triple Pundit
Today marked the grand opening of the largest industrial park in Mozambique -and it’s got a sustainable edge to boot ...
Richmond passes ban on genetically engineered crops
Richmond council has passed a motion banning genetically modified plants and crops from being grown in the city, the first ...
U.S. Embassy partners to organize agricultural biotechnology workshop to promote awareness about GMOs
Funded by the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the workshop aims to create awareness of the bio-safety of ...
Dairy producers gain access to new genetic testing services
Canada’s dairy producers have long recognized the benefits of identifying desired genetic traits in their herds. Now, with the creation ...
Swaziland moving towards GM crop farming
SEA in partnership with the University of Swaziland, took the media on an educational tour of genetically modified crops in ...
GM products imported into Swaziland illegally
Despite the fact that Swaziland does not have a bio-safety law, genetically modified (GM) products are being imported into the ...
Farmers challenge GM trials on BBC’s Newsnight
Conventional wheat farmer Peter Lundgren will join other GM sceptics in a public debate on Rothamsteds GM wheat trial hosted ...
Destroy GMO-tainted papaya crops, researcher says
Academics yesterday called on the Agriculture Department to destroy farms growing Hawaiian papaya in Kanchanaburi province after a recent study ...
Specialty crop group petitions EPA on herbicide-resistant crops
A coalition within the U.S. specialty crop industry has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health ...
Government scientists won’t stop field-testing of BT eggplant
Government scientists will continue field testing a genetically modified eggplant despite the Supreme Court’s (SC) issuance of a writ of ...
Bt eggplant safe for humans, environment says study
Studies conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed that the genetically modified eggplant being tested in the country is ...
