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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Saying “not really” to Chipotle’s “no” to GMOs
From Dr. Robert T. Fraley, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto: I'm glad that Chipotle's CEO, Steve Ells, has taken ...
Salk Institute scientist claims GMO’s pose hidden dangers
A common claim made is that GM foods have been proved safe to eat and that there is a global ...
Ghanian rural development specialist debates anti GMO activist on future of food
A battle over GMOs is building in Ghana after the government recently completed regulations that could allow modified cowpeas and ...
Hawaii farmers challenge potential laws criminalizing ag biotech
We are Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers United, a group formed to protect our freedom to farm. We support House Bill ...
What you need to know about GMOs, GM crops, and the techniques of modern biotechnology
Genetically modified (GM) crops and foods and ingredients made available with the techniques of modern biotechnology have recently been dominating ...
Fruitful lessons about GMOs from papayas to oranges
It was the saddest sight I've ever seen: My father's fields turned into a diseased wasteland of trees. Where papaya ...
What does the future hold for the sharp European-US divide over GMOs?
Thirty years of experience has not simplified or eased the tensions over the need for genetically modified foods that divides ...
EU set to OK new GM corn after Germany drops objection
A new genetically modified crop, US firm Pioneer's TC1507 corn, is set for approval in Europe next week after Germany ...
Will GMO fight kill hopes for next generation of Hawaii farmers?
At this moment in time, with all of the vitriol in Hawaii over agriculture, I am not sure if I ...
Environmentalists’ stance on GMOs betrays progressive values
It is obviously inconsistent on the part of environmental groups such as Greenpeace to trumpet the importance of the worldwide ...
Mission Tortilla says FDA should weigh in on GMO-natural dispute
Civil litigation over whether GMOs belong in ‘all-natural’ products will continue to clog up US courts owing to the FDA’s ...
Synthetic biology companies shift to making food additives and fragrances
The synthetic biology industry is looking to expand into creating food additives and fragrances, which could be very lucrative but ...
Misplaced fears of identical diseases links anti-GMOers to anti-technology fringe groups
GMOs, vaccines, chemtrails, fluoride, all have remarkably similar suites of disease "side effects" according to anti-technology critics. The same scare ...
Indian PM says government should not succumb to “unscientific prejudices” against GM crops
JAMMU: Batting for Bt crops, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India should not succumb to unscientific prejudices against genetically ...
Battle shapes up over GM sugar beets in Oregon
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A David-and-Goliath political battle is shaping up over genetically modified crops in Southern Oregon. Some ...
Russian parliament considers longshot draft law banning GMO food
The Russian State Duma (the parliament’s lower house) has worked out a draft law which would totally ban the production ...
First African study on biodiversity in GM maize finds insects abundant
Previous studies around the world have concluded that the biodiversity of insects in GM crop fields was essentially the same ...
Biotech crops help small Asian farms
A publication highlighting the findings of the research project Adoption and Uptake Pathways of Biotech Crops by Small-scale Resource-poor Asian Farmers: ...
Why we need GM wheat
Three crops — corn, soybeans and wheat — account for a vast majority of the value of America’s agricultural crop ...
Independent UK editorial: Environmental movement credibility hinges on embracing GMOs
Contrary to the scaremongering of the anti-GM lobby, genetic engineering is less science-run-mad than a much-needed means to better health ...
Scott’s GM lawn grass undergoing home tests
After nearly two decades of research and some controversy, Scotts Miracle-Gro in Marysville is preparing to test a genetically modified ...
Colorado lawmakers again reject GMO labels
DENVER -- Labels on genetically modified foods have been rejected again by Colorado lawmakers. But the food-labeling debate could just be ...
Former US Ag Secretary John Block sizes up GM corn dispute with China
"As complex as the world trading system has become, it still fundamentally relies on something as simple as trust; Unfortunately, ...
Video: Is Hawaii’s Anti-GMO Movement Really Just Anti-Science?
Hawaii is at the center of the fight over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) - and the food people are eating ...
How useful are animal studies for assessing GM foods?
If in doubt feed it to a rat and see what happens. So goes the philosophy of some risk assessment ...
South Africa: Unwarranted environmental fears hurts emerging economies
Exaggerated environmental claims—a “crying wolf” phenomenon—are counterproductive to environmental protection. They bring about misguided public policies that actively harm economies, ...
China’s economic reasons for rejecting GM corn
Back in the beginning of December, China blocked 5 shipments of corn from entering the country. The General Administration of ...
