Agricultural Regs & Ethics
Ugandan scientists develop disease-resistant banana, but law may prohibit it from reaching farmers
Banana bacterial wilt, a disease caused by Xanthomonas bacteria, is so devastating to banana and extremely burdensome and costly to ...
Will gene editing and other new GM techniques sidestep controversy over ‘foreign’ genes?
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is developing genetically modified grass that would need less mowing, be a deeper green and be resistant to ...
How to spot a science ideologue
Critics of consensus science--those who challenge the certainty of evolution, the reality of human caused global warming, or the safety ...
Scientists urge revamped regulations for genetic engineering
Scientists are calling for revamped regulation of genetic modification, especially the new techniques not subject to current rules ...
Mother’s science-based view: Organics and Whole Foods are ‘scam of the decade’
"USDA Certified Organic." These words may conjure notions of wholesomeness, healthiness, freshness and responsible consumer habits. So why is this ...
Anti-corporatism envelops local food movement
If your idea of a locavore is a slow-foodie-body-inscribed-lefty type who’s disdainful of big corporations and ready to Occupy, you ...
Some countries’ GMO laws aren’t about safety: They’re politically motivated
A common argument that you may read about the dangers of GMOs is how different countries around the world have ...
Crop biotechnology and the challenges of feeding a world of ten billion
Note: This study by Drew Kershen and Nina Fedoroff is available for free download at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2542310 The latest United Nations population ...
Are we facing a ‘world without wild bees’?
The bee crisis story keeps morphing. At first, we faced global beemageddon with commercial honeybees at risk. With evidence dimming ...
Biotech can ‘rewild’ crops for resilience
Scientists should "re-wild" food crops by inserting lost genetic properties of ancient, edible plants in order to boost agricultural output ...
Food industry, NaturalNews on Santa’s ‘naughty list’ for bumbling GMO issues
'Tis the season! Just in time for holiday merrymaking, Santa has given me a sneak peak of his 2014 Naughty ...
Biotech complements conventional and organic ag in promoting biodiversity
Advocates of biotech crops and those who favor traditional farming practices such as crop diversity often seem worlds apart, but ...
Bee experts shred ‘Harvard’ neonics-Colony Collapse Disorder study, upbraid journalists for ‘activist science’
North America's most prominent bee experts challenge a well-publicized 'Harvard study' that blamed neonicotinoids for bee deaths and Colony Collapse ...
Genetic engineering of food not magic bullet, but important tool
Ronald J. Herring, professor of government and international professor of agriculture and rural development at Cornell University, US, believes that ...
How should public seed banks guard genetic wealth?
There was a news report not so long ago that ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics), an ...
China removes ban on U.S. genetically-modified corn imports
China bought as much as 900,000 metric tons of a corn-based grain from the U.S. after the government was said to ...
Climate change: Are forestry and agriculture (and GMOs) part of the problem or a solution?
To address climate change, solutions must be found in agriculture. Sustainable intensification of agriculture, including the use of GMOs, could ...
GMOs and Global Food Security
The high costs and uncertainty about the regulation of GMOs have slowed the rate of innovation of new traits and ...
Nigeria’s agri-biotech development trails South Africa, others
Nigeria is lagging behind in the agricultural biotechnology revolution as other African nations leap forward in its adoption, resulting in ...
Precision mutagenesis: Are new genome crop editing technologies more ‘natural’?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over the past 10,000 ...
Psst, Congress, you have a little food stuck in your Cromnibus
Congress has just passed the so-called Cromnibus — a giant $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep government programs running. Last year, ...
Costa Rica considers ban on GMO crops
A Legislative Assembly commission on agriculture on Tuesday will begin discussing a bill that would place a moratorium on the production of genetically modified crops ...
Organic strawberries in California are still grown with pesticides
After our investigation revealed just how much dangerous pesticides it takes to grow strawberries, many people wrote to us saying they ...
Syngenta expects Chinese to OK GM corn embroiled in lawsuits
Syngenta AG expects to win Chinese government approval soon for imports of a type of genetically modified corn at the ...
Ethiopian enset: Can native plants be improved for economic viability?
Ethiopians have cultivated enset—a cousin of the banana tree—for thousands of years, converting its stalk, roots and leaves into food, ...
GMO Safety and Regulations
Calls for increased regulation do not account for the robust review already in place. The safety of GM food and ...
