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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‘Scaremongering’ turns Tanzanian farmers away from drought, disease resistant GMO seeds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. “Our farmers are afraid ...
Most people aren’t farmers, easily scared by spin about GMOs, modern agriculture
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Modern farming is remote. Though ...
Agricultural experts argue biotech would improve crop yields, diversify Nigerian economy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Agricultural experts in Nigeria ...
Texas legislature in no hurry to pass GMO labeling bill
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. People in the U.S ...
Talking Biotech: “Pesticides”—New frontier of agricultural biotechnology opposition
Chemical control expert Steve Savage on the targeting of chemicals by anti-GMO activists ...
Serbia bans cultivation of GMO crops
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Serbia will not allow ...
‘Stinky cheeses’ made naturally from molds with genes from other species
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Many cheeses require a ...
Organic food gets less ‘green’ as market goes global
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Soybeans from India, coconut ...
US regulators propose restrictive rules for GMO wheat field trials
After rogue genetically engineered wheat plants found in Oregon and Montana caused market fluctuations and lawsuits, the federal regulating agency proposed a change ...
South Africa rejects commercial production of GMO potatoes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. South Africa has rejected genetically modified ...
Environmental impact of US corn, cotton crops halved in last decade thanks to GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. We applied life cycle ...
China may approve seven GMO crops, including corn, cotton, soy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Myron Brilliant, an executive ...
Wash Po’s Tamar Haspel addresses conflict of interest charges
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [This post is excerpted ...
Chinese Bt rice may not go commercial due to ‘societal pressures,’ not safety concerns
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Multiple lines of transgenic ...
Activists consider GMO labeling initiatives in CA, OR, as VT’s law faces injunction
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Pro-GMO labeling groups are ...
Concerned with Scotland’s ban, Royal Society of Edinburgh calls for rational GMO debate
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In light of the ...
Kevin Folta: Evidence alone won’t change minds of GMO critics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. How do you think ...
GMO labeling bill could allow organic farmers to sue for GMO “contamination”
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Unless it’s drastically altered, ...
Organic industry spends big on unconventional lobbying
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A recent popular media narrative portrays ...
Russian cabinet may impose ban on GMO food production, imports
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A senior Russian government ...
Dan Rather calls out Democrats, press for misrepresenting science, GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I know some Democrats think "anti-science" ...
Chipotle faces ad attack in response to its anti-GMO promotions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Chipotle, the popular fast-food ...
Anti-GMO scientist claims biotech industry launders messages through scientists
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The biotech industry’s web ...
India to sell Bt cotton, dramatically dropping seed costs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The government’s decision to ...
Activists blame scientists, GMOs for dying iconic Italian olive trees, block GM solution
Olive trees in Italy are falling victim to a new bacteria. Scientific solutions are being replaced by hysteria, blocking GMO ...
Future of GMO labeling bill in Senate uncertain
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A House-backed bill to ...
Kevin Folta proposes new standard for transparency between industry and academia
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over the last six ...
