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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Trade and economic growth, not pesticides, major driver of beehive declines?
Declines in bee health have been blamed on pesticides and other factors. A new study suggests that economic changes may ...
Beta carotene-fortified potatoes paving way for biofortified African cassava
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The humble potato has ...
Dizzying definitions: Consumers tell FDA what ‘natural’ food means to them
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The FDA will have ...
It’s all bug spray in the end: Organic pesticides not necessarily safer for bees
Many critics of conventional agriculture claim organic food is grown with "natural" and "botanical" pesticides that are safer than synthetic ...
Monsanto to go carbon-neutral by 2021, in part by leveraging low till GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Monsanto Co. plans to ...
For science to carry more weight in GMO debate, it needs to be more transparent
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The larger problem in ...
Media paint modern agriculture as ‘boogeyman,’ but science disagrees
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In some circles, there ...
Western Australia to begin trials of GM medflies in attempt to control pest
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. West Australian researchers are ...
GMO rice dramatically reduces farm greenhouse gas emissions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A slight change in ...
Drought stricken Indian state of Maharashtra looks to GM sugar cane to preserve crop
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists of a sugar ...
Infographic: Increased crop yield without using more land
We will need more food. Depending on who you ask, it could be anywhere from 30 percent to 70 percent ...
Will Greenpeace lose tax-free donation status in Australia as result of GMO wheat field vandalism?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s eligibility ...
Is Big Organic guilty of ‘Merchants of Doubt’ behavior?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Is Exxon Mobil’s behavior ...
Infographic: Household spending percentage for food
Today, there are more than 7 billion people on the planet. And although undernourishment remains an issue for about 11 ...
New York Times reverses position, now supports mandatory labeling
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In approving genetically engineered ...
USDA urges alternatives to antibiotics for livestock health
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Antibiotics are lifesavers. We ...
Engineering debates on GMOs: How to change minds when emotions overrule science
Discussions about GMOs often degenerate into shouting matches, especially on line. The science minded should consider the psychology of how ...
EU rules for GMO opt-out may open door to case-by-case approvals
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In what follows we ...
Is Europe’s opposition to importing GMOs violating trade agreements?
The World Trade Organization ruled that the EU violated treaties when it banned GM imports. What's happened since? ...
Developing generic GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After the patent on ...
Costco says no to genetically engineered salmon
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. AquAdvantage salmon, made by ...
EPA, for now, revokes approval of GMO-paired Enlist Duo herbicide, citing “synergistic effects”
Excerpted Andrew Pollack's New York Times article: The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to revoke the approval of a herbicide ...
Buying Thanksgiving groceries at Whole Foods? Bring your whole paycheck
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Whole Foods Market Inc ...
GMO critical scientists say ‘political’ revisions to Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety gut ‘independent’ science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this abstract to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Since 2011, a scientific Guidance ...
When it comes to GMOs, Africa can speak, decide for herself
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Africa and Uganda in ...
What changed Bill Nye’s mind on GMOs?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Earlier this year, Bill ...
Infographic: Innovation in corn crops to feed hungry world
For decades, U.S. corn yields languished at about 20-30 bushels per acre. But over time, regular investment in scientific research ...
