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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Retracted Italian paper plagued by flawed methods, materials
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Canadian government helps fund documentary to dispel anti-GMO myths
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Latest lawsuit alleges that Chipotle tried to cover up norovirus outbreak
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Media and organic created myth: UN endorses small-scale organic farming over biotech
Based on one UN study of agriculture in the developing world written by GMO critics, many media outlets claim the ...
Australian scientists find GMO canola rarely invasive, easily controlled
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USDA meeting to hash out deal on GMO labeling may take place January 21
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The 10 food, ag, ...
Leader of Australia’s Green party in conflict with colleagues on GMO policy
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European anti-GMO groups campaign to regulate gene edited crops as GMOs
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Does liberal Marin County school district serve organic food with side of ‘miseducation?’
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Does EU’s delay in approving GMO imports constitute ‘maladministration?’
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Can next generation GMOs be rebranded as ‘green?’
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GMO face-off: USRTK’s Stacy Malkan vs Florida’s Kevin Folta
Contentious debate escalates over anti-GMO group’s strategy of using FOIA laws to ‘expose’ emails by scientists who support crop biotechnology ...
Why some activists want labels for GMOs but not for pesticides used by organic farmers
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States with more farmers’ markets have more outbreaks of food posioning
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Uganda expected to pass law permitting GMOs
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Chickens originally domesticated for fighting, not food
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GMO labeling bill may be debated again in Maine
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Italian anti-GMO researcher may have engaged in improprieties
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CBS News: Anti-GMO movement hurts poor, hungry
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Third Way: Can GMOs, organics jointly promote sustainable farming?
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Can algae be a viable source of nourishment for growing global population?
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India’s chief science advisor encourages PM to approve GMO mustard
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Probe of Italian GMO researcher who may have manipulated data extends to colleagues
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Mark Bittman, former NYT columnist, struggling in new gig selling vegan meals
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Discovery of drought tolerance gene may be key for future crops as climate warms
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How should Europe regulate CRISPR, new breeding technologies (NBTs)?
The precautionary principle-minded European Commission may end up guiding the regulatory fate of new biotechnologies, like CRISPR gene editing, crucial ...
Cultural status of corn threatens approval of GMOs in Mexico
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