How the war in Ukraine has derailed the European Union Farm to Fork initiative — and sparked debate about what constitutes sustainable agriculture

How the war in Ukraine has derailed the European Union Farm to Fork initiative — and sparked debate about what constitutes sustainable agriculture

Steven Cerier | 
In March 2020, the EU, unveiled its Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy, an ambitious policy designed to reduce agriculture’s carbon ...
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Beepocalypse Myth Handbook: Assessing claims of pollinator collapse

Jon Entine | 
After a decade of debate, the causes of the mid-2000s spike in bee deaths is coming into focus. Culprits are ...
Metabolic engineering: Genetically-modified tomatoes that reduce inflammation developed in Japan

Metabolic engineering: Genetically-modified tomatoes that reduce inflammation developed in Japan

Tom Karst | 
Scientists from the Tokyo University of Science and the Iwate Biotechnology Research Center have engineered potato and tomato plants to ...
Concerned about pesticide levels in food? Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen list ignores organic pesticides while misrepresenting conventional trace chemical dangers

Concerned about pesticide levels in food? Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list ignores organic pesticides while misrepresenting conventional trace chemical dangers

Hank Campbell | 
The Environmental Working Group wants to insure allied journalists like Sheila Kaplan that their new "dirty dozen" list is almost ready ...
Do conventional crops reduce biodiversity as advocacy groups claim? Is modern plant breeding necessary? Examining populist views on modern agriculture

Do conventional crops reduce biodiversity as advocacy groups claim? Is modern plant breeding necessary? Examining populist views on modern agriculture

Marcel Bruins | 
The aim of the European Seed series on Myths, Fake News, Misinformation and Disinformation is to dive deeper, taking a closer ...
Grains, coffee and citrus are among foods threatened by rising temperatures. Some species may go completely extinct without new solutions

Grains, coffee and citrus are among foods threatened by rising temperatures. Some species may go completely extinct without new solutions

Matthew Rozsa | 
There are some ways in which we can definitely expect climate change to alter what we eat. Here are some ...
Viewpoint: Do US regulatory bodies pose a national threat to safe and productive agriculture?

Viewpoint: Do US regulatory bodies pose a national threat to safe and productive agriculture?

Bill Wirtz | 
The Biden administration has released an updated security memorandum, which outlines the threats to the American agricultural system, as well ...
Gene-edited wheat ‘significantly lowers levels of cancer-linked acrylamide which forms when bread is baked or toasted'

Gene-edited wheat ‘significantly lowers levels of cancer-linked acrylamide which forms when bread is baked or toasted’

Adam Vaughan | 
A strain of gene-edited wheat that could be sold in Britain under a new law has been shown to lower ...
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Podcast and video: Fighting cystic fibrosis with viruses; Soaring seed prices; Europe’s byzantine plant-breeding rules persist

Kevin Folta, Michelle Horning | 
Cystic fibrosis is a fatal condition that claims patients at an early age, so why does it persist? Soaring seed ...
China’s cloned super-cows can produce 100 tons of milk per cow — 30% more than U.S dairy cattle

China’s cloned super-cows can produce 100 tons of milk per cow — 30% more than U.S dairy cattle

Hu Dongmei | 
Chinese scientists have cloned three "super cows" able to produce 18 metric tons of milk per year and more than ...
‘USDA has been aware for years that its oversight of organic food fraud has been a massive failure’. Here’s what's needed

‘USDA has been aware for years that its oversight of organic food fraud has been a massive failure’. Here’s what’s needed

Baylen Linnekin | 
Amended U.S. Department of Agriculture rules announced last month suggest the agency has high hopes for plans to crack down on fraud ...
Natural crops untouched by human tinkering? Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and brussels sprouts are genetically-altered variants of the Brassica family

Natural crops untouched by human tinkering? Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and brussels sprouts are genetically-altered variants of the Brassica family

The cruciferous vegetable family, also known as the Brassicaceae or Cruciferae family, originally hails from the Mediterranean and Central Asia ...
Here is how agriculture has evolved over the centuries… and how the science of farming continues to change

Here is how agriculture has evolved over the centuries… and how the science of farming continues to change

Emily Newton | 
Crop production evolved independently in several regions of the world. However, historians believe the first instance of agriculture took place ...
GLP podcast and video: Universities host anti-science quack Vandana Shiva (again); Communist Cuba is pro-GMO; 1 year of 'bioengineered' food labels

GLP podcast and video: Universities host anti-science quack Vandana Shiva (again); Communist Cuba is pro-GMO; 1 year of ‘bioengineered’ food labels

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | 
Dozens of researchers recently blasted two universities for inviting anti-vaccine, anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva to speak. Why do America's academic ...
Viewpoint: Why leftist GMO rejectionists should take notice of Cuba's emergence as biomedicine and ag-biotech innovator

Viewpoint: Why leftist GMO rejectionists should take notice of Cuba’s emergence as biomedicine and ag-biotech innovator

Daniel Norero | 
This past Christmas was not the best of times for Cubans. It was difficult to find food such as chicken, ...
Cuba poised for production of wheat modified by radiation mutagenesis that adapts to extreme heat and climate fluctuations

Cuba poised for production of wheat modified by radiation mutagenesis that adapts to extreme heat and climate fluctuations

Germán Veloz Placencia | 
The history of Cuban science is full of the challenges faced by daring, diligent and, above all, persistent researchers. An ...
Europe’s sugar beet crop faces potentially devastating consequences in wake of EU court ruling blocking countries' ability to grant neonicotinoid pesticide use exemptions

Europe’s sugar beet crop faces potentially devastating consequences in wake of EU court ruling blocking countries’ ability to grant neonicotinoid pesticide use exemptions

Mumbi Gitau, Stephanie Bodoni | 
A European Union court ruling reinforcing a ban on neonicotinoids — a type of pesticide considered harmful to bees — ...
67 tons: Harvest of first commercial-quality GMO beta carotene-enriched Golden Rice nears completion in Philippines

67 tons: Harvest of first commercial-quality GMO beta carotene-enriched Golden Rice nears completion in Philippines

Philippine Rice Research Institute | 
More than 67 tons of fresh paddy of beta carotene-enriched rice have been harvested in 17 Golden Rice production sites ...
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Viewpoint: Could crop biotechnology mitigate dislocations from climate change? Anti-GMO activists say ‘no’. Here’s why they are wrong

Andrew Porterfield | 
We’ve heard a lot about climate change, and its impact on crops, especially in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the ...
Part I: With Kenya poised to embrace growing and importing genetically modified crops, Ugandan farmers and scientists bemoan their country’s inaction

Part I: With Kenya poised to embrace growing and importing genetically modified crops, Ugandan farmers and scientists bemoan their country’s inaction

Peter Wamboga-Mugirya | 
The decision last fall by newly-elected Kenyan President, Dr. William Samoei arap Ruto to lift his country’s 10-year ban on ...
GLP’s Jon Entine on Seed World: How the Ukrainian war and African famine are changing public perceptions about genetic modification of crops and agricultural gene editing

GLP’s Jon Entine on Seed World: How the Ukrainian war and African famine are changing public perceptions about genetic modification of crops and agricultural gene editing

Ally Roden, Jon Entine, Sara Evanega | 
There are many questions and misunderstandings that surround gene editing, especially as the world still works to understand the technology. In ...
Viewpoint: Has the organic trend gone stale? After 10 years of growth, organic food sales have started to fall in the UK

Viewpoint: Has the organic trend gone stale? After 10 years of growth, organic food sales have started to fall in the UK

Julian Baggini | 
After 10 years of slow but steady growth, sales of organic food and drink in UK supermarkets have fallen by ...
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Insect food? Public skepticism remains a major hurdle but here is the sustainability case for including them in our diet

Peter Alexander | 
The consumption of insects has slowly increased as the benefits become widely discussed. More than 2,000 edible species have been identified ...
Philadelphia Cream Cheese launches plant-based version

Philadelphia Cream Cheese launches plant-based version

Megan Poinski | 
Philadelphia Cream Cheese is launching a plant-based version of its original-flavored spread. This is the first time a big brand ...
Reversal: As Kenyans face escalating threats of hunger, country's High Court temporarily suspends import of GM corn

Reversal: As Kenyans face escalating threats of hunger, country’s High Court temporarily suspends import of GM corn

Joseph Wangui | 
The High Court in Kenya has temporarily suspended the government’s plan to allow importation and distribution of genetically modified organisms ...
India’s highest court weighs approval of GM mustard, its first biotech food crop

India’s highest court weighs approval of GM mustard, its first biotech food crop

T.V. Padma | 
The row over transgenic crops in India is back. On 18 October, India’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) approved the ...
‘Sustainable fondue’: Cattle and dairy farming produces billions of tons of CO2 each year. Here’s how climate-friendly lab-grown cheese can change that

‘Sustainable fondue’: Cattle and dairy farming produces billions of tons of CO2 each year. Here’s how climate-friendly lab-grown cheese can change that

William Lockett | 
Hi, I’m Will, and I have a cheese addiction. My partner regularly catches me swiping slices when I am cooking, ...
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