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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Anti-GMO argument: Chemicals in food harm you–OMG don’t eat killer kale!
Unfortunately I’m the bearer of bad news today. Kale – one of the biggest staples in a healthy lifestyle and ...
USAID, University of California partnering to develop rice strains compatible with challenging African climate, soil
Rice is a staple food in many African countries and constitutes a major part of the diet in many others ...
Which path will Congress follow: Mandatory or voluntary GMO labeling?
The fight over the labeling of genetically engineered food is heating up on Capitol Hill, as safety advocates mount a ...
Geneticist Pamela Ronald: GMOs pave way for sustainable food
When it comes to the earth’s dwindling resources, climbing temperatures and burgeoning population, talk is as plentiful as it is ...
Bananas, monoculture and biotech solution: No, Michael Pollan, GMOs do not limit genetic diversity
The Panama disease ravished Cavendish banana is a cautionary tale of the vulnerabilities of monoculture crops. Can biotechnology play a ...
UK Independent editorial: Britain can’t afford to miss out on GMO benefits
Two decades ago, when the very real scare over “mad cow” disease undermined people’s trust in the safety of the ...
Monsanto chief: We did not grasp depth of consumer concerns over first GMOs
The American company that produced the world’s first genetically modified crop has admitted for the first time that its “hubris” ...
Sustainability proponents talk GMOs, health, superweeds and patents
As the legal frenzy makes clear, genetic engineering elicits extreme reactions. It’s decried as humanity’s final untethering from the natural ...
Organic-funded anti-GMO group calls for investigation of whether USDA covered up dangers
A "watchdog" organization is calling on the U.S. Senate and House agriculture committees and the inspector general at the USDA ...
Deep dive analysis of glyphosate exposure-cancer link research
A little over a week ago, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced that glyphosate would be added ...
Washington Post editorial: Mandatory GMO labeling is unnecessary
Eighty-eight percent of scientists polled by the Pew Research Center in January said genetically modified food is generally safe to eat ...
International gene bank holds key to new bean variety for warmer climate
As the planet warms, time is running out to develop new cultivars that can cope with the heat. Luckily, scientists ...
Common denominator in GMO corn and ‘natural’ quinoa: Both produce pesticides
I feel that one of the most highly misunderstood things about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is the insect-resistant trait that ...
British researchers wait until after June elections to begin trial on GMO ‘super spud’
British scientists are developing a genetically modified “super spud” free of fungal diseases and other pest problems, as well as ...
Russian activists upset government allows GMO food sales despite cultivation ban
Three activists carrying a refrigerator to set up on the street to attract attention to problems faced by the country's ...
ActionAid in Africa ensnared by its own ugly GMO cancer scare tactics
Although the UK based NGO is scrambling to distance itself from its fear efforts in Uganda, GLP's African contributing writer ...
He said/She said on GMOs: Mark Lynas v Claire Robinson
This week The Independent has been investigating the future of genetically modified food – nearly 20 years since the first ...
Australian GM farmer fighting ‘contamination’ appeal says he received no financial backing from Monsanto
A landmark GM contamination now unfolding in the supreme court of Western Australia has for now swung in favour of an organic ...
Globally recognized epidemiologist pans WHO for misinterpreting his glyphosate study
A Canadian toxicologist says the World Health Organization made a critical scientific error in its decision to classify glyphosate as ...
Why most polls on GM labeling are meaningless
MSNBC posted a poll recently to determine whether or not people think GMOs should be labeled. The way the poll ...
Funny Pages: Santa Monica restaurant serves only foods approved by Food Babe–Nothing!
A new Southern California restaurant will only be serving foods approved by Vani Hari. But the Food Babe has said, ...
First-of-its-kind genetic map created for wheat
An international team of scientists led by Eduard Akhunov, Ph.D., of Kansas State University has created the first haplotype map ...
Anti-GMO activists leverage glyphosate cancer reclassification to resurrect discredited claims
The WHO reclassification of glyphosate that's paired with herbicide resistant GM crops has led to a swirl of claims that ...
Scientists say IARC fumbled glyphosate carcinogenic determination
Glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, joined the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s list of things that “probably” cause cancer on Friday, March 20th ...
House Republicans propose voluntary non-GMO food label
Inspired by the popular “USDA organic” label, House Republicans are proposing a new government certification for foods free of genetically ...
