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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Lawsuit to block commercialization of GMOs in Ghana dismissed
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An Accra Fast Track ...
Union of Concerned Scientists: ‘USDA does not invest sufficiently in agroecology’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Our entrenched industrial agriculture system has ...
Malaysia poised to become pioneer in agricultural biotech crops
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Risk song: Many things can harm you (but glyphosate is not one of them)
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this video to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. What have we learned from ...
Videos: GMOs pro and con at American College of Nutrition
The GLP aggregated and excerpted these videos to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. These two lectures on the ...
Western Australia expected to lift restrictions on new GM crops
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Legislation to repeal the Genetically ...
GMOs made using Agrobacterium, RNAi use natural processes, not ‘Frankenstein’ technologies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over 90 percent of ...
USDA, EPA butt heads on honey bee and pesticide initiative, highlighting lobbying conflicts
The fight over pollinator policy between the USDA and FDA has escalated, with honey bee health and the future of ...
Anti-GMO activists shut down high school biology program in Germany
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. HannoverGEN was an optional ...
Phenomenol success of Bt cotton in India makes case for GMOs in developing world
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European Food Safety Authority rejects WHO’s IARC conclusion that glyphosate is carcinogenic
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. EFSA and the EU ...
Girl Scouts reject activist demands for GMO-free cookies, side with science
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Non-browning Arctic apples could open door to consumer acceptance of GMOs
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GMO crops can’t help poor in developing world unless socioeconomic, political contexts considered
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The majority of GM crops are ...
Could TransPacific Trade agreement enable corporations to block GMO labeling laws?
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Fresh, local and organic may not equal sustainable
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Are the organic hand-picked ...
GMOs play villain in new conspiracy thriller film
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. "We're making broccoli with ...
Infographic: GMOs in the EU
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USDA responds to accusations it silenced scientist over neonics
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FDA seeking comment on defining “natural” foods: Will GMOs be included?
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CRISPR/Cas9 used to make plants immune to destructive tomato virus
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Genetic techniques yield nitrogen efficient maize, benefits for small Kenyan farms
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Why Europe, US went different ways on GMO regulation
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Neonicotinoid ban cost UK farmers $33 million, yet no evidence it saves bees
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Since December 2013, the ...
Big Organic Strikes Again: How to spot the dreaded GMO apple
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