Agriculture & 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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Myth busting: Pesticide use in organic and conventional agriculture
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Setting aside the debate over GMOs, what are the problems in our food system?
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Podcast: Does anti-GMO wing of organic industry use scare tactics?
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How science communication community failed Kevin Folta
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Kevin Folta's decision to ...
Cancer-fighting tomatoes: Second generation GMO with benefits for consumers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Last week, researchers in ...
Video: First world anti-GMO “food paranoia” harms developing world
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Rob Saik discusses how ...
What do GMO crops have to do with herbicide resistance?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Lately, we’ve been hearing ...
Nigeria evaluating nitrogen and water efficient salt tolerant GMO rice
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The federal government and ...
Genetically engineered spider silk in North Face’s new jacket
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Science, public will miss Kevin Folta’s public outreach on GMO literacy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When a science advocate’s ...
Activist Vandana Shiva misappropriates Indian culture promoting anti-GMO agenda
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. At the risk of ...
Golden Rice opens door for other vitamin enhanced GMO crops, such as cassava
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Bangladesh announced last month that ...
Transgenic tinkering here to stay: Embracing biotechnology in the home
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Entomology study: Neonicotinoids increase yields for most rice farmers
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What does “organic” actually mean?
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GMO mustard developed in India cheaper, has higher yields, but activists claim it causes sterility
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Following news reports on ...
GMOs have won over many critics in food industry, but consumers cautious
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Who’s worried about GMOs? ...
Chipotle, Whole Foods struggle after GMO food demonization campaigns
Is this a case of exploiting idealism, and its backlash? Two darlings of the foodie movement that have risen in ...
Keither Kloor examines Brooke Borel’s controversial article criticizing Kevin Folta GMO parody site
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Lundgren whistleblower complaint claims USDA silencing scientists discussing controversial issues
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Already-developed whitefly resistant GMO cotton could have protected Indian crop
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Will food policy become part of national political dialogue?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Food is becoming political, ...
Fading organic movement ratchets up fear-based marketing campaign
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IMAGE: If GMOs are safe, then why are they wearing Hazmat suits?!?
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How to delay herbicide resistance and evolution of superweeds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Back in 2006, Researchers from ...
