Crops & Food
We eat to live. Humans use approximately 11% of Earth’s land for the cultivation of crops for food, but also for clothing, medicine and biofuels. Globally, major crops include sugarcane, pumpkin, maize (corn), wheat, rice, cassava, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton.
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Editorial: Congress should step in on GMO labeling wars
Congress might not be accomplishing much these days, but that doesn't mean it's not wrestling with significant issues. One of ...
Faces of Molokai dependent on biotech industry with little say in proposed GMO ban
Civil Beat photographer turned his lens on employees, farmers and their families on Molokai, the island where Big Biotech is ...
Will consumers accept GM yeast that could save our oceans?
Scientists at DuPont have genetically modified a yeast to produce a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid, essential to human health and ...
Video: Sequencing of bread wheat genome ‘game-changer’ for meeting climate change challenge
Scientists reported a draft sequence of bread wheat's genetic blueprint, boosting efforts to produce new varieties of bread wheat that ...
Nutrition scientist fights to save Golden Rice research from retraction
In hopes of preventing the retraction of her 2012 paper in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which led to much controversy regarding ...
Organic farmer: Don’t ban neonics but put aside simplistic view of harmless of pesticides
While neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) may have some dire potential for health problems, there's little evidence to suggest that a neonic ...
Tasmania’s poppy industry pushes to lift GMO ban
Tasmania's isolation and wilderness once made it a dumping ground for the British Empire's convicts. But these same qualities, and ...
Nobel laureate calls out anti-GMO lobby group Safe Food Foundation for ‘dishonesty’
Australian Nobel Prize laureate Professor Barry Marshall has labelled the lobby group supporting farmer Steve Marsh in landmark legal proceedings ...
EU feed industry anticipates ‘huge disruptions’ to trade if GM crops not approved in time
Huge disruption to feed grain trade and subsequent price hikes would follow if the E.U. regulator does not approve eight ...
USDA backs down from proposed GMO disclosure rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is backing down from a GMO disclosure rule that would have provided state regulators ...
Biotech industry body defends India’s Intelligence Bureau report as NGOs cry foul
With the NGOs raising a question whether the Intelligence Bureau is being used by foreign hands to take over India's ...
US farmers adopt biotech cotton, corn and soy in record numbers
USDA says farmers in the US adopt, in record numbers, genetically engineered corn, soy and cotton crops that are herbicide-tolerant, ...
GM offers many opportunities to save lives in poorest countries but blocked by unnecessary regulation
I was at the International Consortium of Agricultural Biotechnology Research conference in Kenya. Despite security concerns, about 200 people braved ...
Scientist sues publishing group and university over threat to retract Golden Rice study
A scientist claims in court that the American Society for Nutrition will defame her if it follows through on its ...
Congress facing pressure to establish national GMO labeling law
Congress could face pressure to establish a uniform, nationwide law on the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients ...
Nigeria to accelerate adoption of GM crops
A disclosure came from the National Agricultural Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) that the Federal Government has put in place necessary ...
Anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva: ‘Awakening’ of millions to GMO dangers cannot be stopped
Monsanto and friends, the biotech industry, its lobbyists and its paid media representation continue to push for monopoly control over ...
Nature editorial: Shift debate from farm systems (organic v GMO) to sustainable, nutritious food
Research on different farming systems can often seem like a contest in which one practice is pitted against another and ...
Newcomers to Hawaii drive anti-GMO activism against local farmers and scientists
After Hawaii banned GMO crops, local farmers say they have no idea whether their plants are illegal or not. Plus, ...
NGOs usually considered trustworthy, but often not when it comes to GMOs
Non-profits are usually considered trustworthy, especially compared to corporations and governments. But when it comes to genetically modified foods, they ...
Golden Rice raises stakes in war over GM foods
One of the world’s great humanitarian crises has a simple cause and, some researchers argue, a simple solution. But that’s ...
Skepticism grows over claims that organic food is healthier
You've no doubt noticed that organic foods are a fair bit more expensive at the grocery store. An organic head ...
Anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva earns $40,000 per speech advocating policies harming poor
Vandana Shiva, the Indian activist who opposes modern agriculture and modern science — and well, modernity in general — is a popular ...
Anti-GMO activist Food Babe tries to do good things but arguments are ‘silly’
Vani Hari’s followers hail her as a savior of food activism who reaches hundreds of thousands of readers eager for ...
Nigerian university plant breeder says Africa needs GMO technology
Prof. Mahammad Faguji Ishiyaku is a plant breeder/biotechnologist at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. In this interview with Dele Ogbodo, ...
Australian farmers need to improve public opinion of GM crops
A greater effort is needed from farmers to improve mainstream attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) crops, says Agricultural Biotechnology Council ...
Considering safety of GMOs, labels should inform, not prompt alarm
Vermont recently joined two other New England states and passed a law to require labels on food that contains genetically ...
