Crops & Food
Indian biotech regulator approves field trials for 15 GM crops, draws harsh criticism
India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee okayed field trials for 15 varieties of genetically modified crops, but the decision came under ...
Biotech can help increase food security in sub-Saharan Africa but opportunities ignored
Transforming agriculture is central to sub-Saharan Africa's development prospects. Three-quarters of people in extreme poverty – existing on less than $1.25 a day ...
Debunking claims of no long-term and independent GMO studies
One of the complaints I hear most is “there are no GM food studies done by independents, it’s all company ...
Editorial: Congress should step in on GMO labeling wars
Congress might not be accomplishing much these days, but that doesn't mean it's not wrestling with significant issues. One of ...
Faces of Molokai dependent on biotech industry with little say in proposed GMO ban
Civil Beat photographer turned his lens on employees, farmers and their families on Molokai, the island where Big Biotech is ...
Will consumers accept GM yeast that could save our oceans?
Scientists at DuPont have genetically modified a yeast to produce a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid, essential to human health and ...
Video: Sequencing of bread wheat genome ‘game-changer’ for meeting climate change challenge
Scientists reported a draft sequence of bread wheat's genetic blueprint, boosting efforts to produce new varieties of bread wheat that ...
Nutrition scientist fights to save Golden Rice research from retraction
In hopes of preventing the retraction of her 2012 paper in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which led to much controversy regarding ...
Organic farmer: Don’t ban neonics but put aside simplistic view of harmless of pesticides
While neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) may have some dire potential for health problems, there's little evidence to suggest that a neonic ...
For your daily bread, give thanks to the latest genetic research
Bread wheat feeds about 30 percent of the human population, and thanks to two recent major genetic research developments, it ...
Biotech industry body defends India’s Intelligence Bureau report as NGOs cry foul
With the NGOs raising a question whether the Intelligence Bureau is being used by foreign hands to take over India's ...
US farmers adopt biotech cotton, corn and soy in record numbers
USDA says farmers in the US adopt, in record numbers, genetically engineered corn, soy and cotton crops that are herbicide-tolerant, ...
GM offers many opportunities to save lives in poorest countries but blocked by unnecessary regulation
I was at the International Consortium of Agricultural Biotechnology Research conference in Kenya. Despite security concerns, about 200 people braved ...
Tasmania’s poppy industry pushes to lift GMO ban
Tasmania's isolation and wilderness once made it a dumping ground for the British Empire's convicts. But these same qualities, and ...
Nobel laureate calls out anti-GMO lobby group Safe Food Foundation for ‘dishonesty’
Australian Nobel Prize laureate Professor Barry Marshall has labelled the lobby group supporting farmer Steve Marsh in landmark legal proceedings ...
EU feed industry anticipates ‘huge disruptions’ to trade if GM crops not approved in time
Huge disruption to feed grain trade and subsequent price hikes would follow if the E.U. regulator does not approve eight ...
USDA backs down from proposed GMO disclosure rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is backing down from a GMO disclosure rule that would have provided state regulators ...
Congress facing pressure to establish national GMO labeling law
Congress could face pressure to establish a uniform, nationwide law on the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients ...
Nigeria to accelerate adoption of GM crops
A disclosure came from the National Agricultural Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) that the Federal Government has put in place necessary ...
Anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva: ‘Awakening’ of millions to GMO dangers cannot be stopped
Monsanto and friends, the biotech industry, its lobbyists and its paid media representation continue to push for monopoly control over ...
Nature editorial: Shift debate from farm systems (organic v GMO) to sustainable, nutritious food
Research on different farming systems can often seem like a contest in which one practice is pitted against another and ...
Newcomers to Hawaii drive anti-GMO activism against local farmers and scientists
After Hawaii banned GMO crops, local farmers say they have no idea whether their plants are illegal or not. Plus, ...
NGOs usually considered trustworthy, but often not when it comes to GMOs
Non-profits are usually considered trustworthy, especially compared to corporations and governments. But when it comes to genetically modified foods, they ...
Scientist sues publishing group and university over threat to retract Golden Rice study
A scientist claims in court that the American Society for Nutrition will defame her if it follows through on its ...
Anti-GMO activist Food Babe tries to do good things but arguments are ‘silly’
Vani Hari’s followers hail her as a savior of food activism who reaches hundreds of thousands of readers eager for ...
Nigerian university plant breeder says Africa needs GMO technology
Prof. Mahammad Faguji Ishiyaku is a plant breeder/biotechnologist at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. In this interview with Dele Ogbodo, ...
Australian farmers need to improve public opinion of GM crops
A greater effort is needed from farmers to improve mainstream attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) crops, says Agricultural Biotechnology Council ...