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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New rice strain could ‘dramatically’ increase yields
Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute have bred a strain of rice that could dramatically increase yields. The long-grain ...
For the first time, developing countries producing more GM crops than developed world
This year, for the first time in the 20 years that genetically modified crops have been available, farmers in developing ...
Kenyan scientists call on government to lift ban on GMOs after retraction of Séralini study
In response to the retraction of a study allegedly showing that consuming genetically modified corn causes tumor growth in rats, ...
GMOs vs. mutagenesis vs. conventional breeding: Which wins?
Is the process of mutagenesis more safe and efficient than genetic modification? Maybe not ...
From anti-GMO to pro-science: ‘A Layman’s Guide to GMOs’
In this week’s newsletter feature, Genetic Literacy Project guest contributor Fourat Janabi, author of The Lowdown on GMOs: According to ...
Rejection of GMOs ‘a major failing’ of environmental activism
“It took me 10 years to really understand that the science wasn’t supporting what we activists were saying [about genetically ...
Local farmers must do their part to stand up to anti-GMO activists
It’s up to local farmers—the silent majority—to stand up to anti-GMO activists in Hawaii, writes Joni Kamiya, author of the ...
View from New Zealand: How the Séralini GMO rat study made suckers of so many people
When a study by French scientist Gilles-Éric Séralini came out last year allegedly showing that rats that ate genetically modified ...
Hawaii County’s anti-GMO bill 113 passed too quickly, without consideration of unintended consequences
Hawaii Island’s anti-GMO bill 113 was pushed through Hawaii County Council too quickly, writes farmer Richard Ha. It shouldn't be ...
Rejection of shipment of American GM corn in China an ‘isolated incident’
China recently rejected a 60,000 ton shipment of genetically modified corn from the US because the particular strain was not ...
Anti-GMO activists stuck in the ‘Dark Ages’ when considering biotechnology
“Technology is changing the way we do just about everything, and by all accounts we can’t get enough of it…until ...
Monsanto confronts devilish public image problem with public outreach efforts
Monsanto and other large agricultural companies are attempting to turn their public image around with greater transparency and increased dialogue ...
LA Times editorial: Local ban on GMOs would not be productive, useful
A local ban on genetically modified crops and seeds in the city of Los Angeles doesn't make sense, writes the LA Times editorial ...
Analysis of Séralini data shows why the botched GMO rat study was retracted
According to PZ Myers,associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris, the GMO rat study published more than ...
Food and Chemical Toxicology’s bungled handling of Séralini publication fiasco permanently damaged biotech movement
The apology from Food and Chemical Toxicology over its handling of French scientist Gilles-Éric Séralini’s now retracted paper purportedly showing ...
GMO foods and pharmaceuticals share regulatory similarities
Contrary to fears of lack of regulation spread by GMO labeling advocates, GMO foods undergo much of the same types ...
Anti-GMO industry launches demonization tour
In response to the impending approval of the genetically modified Arctic Apple, an anti-GMO group-sponsored speaking tour began its 32-city ...
Fruit growers warn GM Arctic Apple could damage fruit’s image, hurt sales
When he started work on the genetically modified Arctic Apple fifteen years ago, President and Founder of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, ...
French scientist Séralini threatens suit after discredited anti-GMO paper retracted
As GLP executive director Jon Entine reports in Forbes, the GMO wars are set to escalate after the discrediting of ...
Popular sweet grapefruit ‘Rio Red’ a product of unregulated, process of mutagenesis
Texas’s famous Rio Red grapefruit, known for being sweeter than the average grapefruit, does not come by its sweetness naturally, ...
Despite controversial claims, RNA in genetically modified food does not affect human genes
Can RNA from a strain of genetically modified wheat silence human DNA? This recent question on GMO Answers, an industry-run ...
Slowing research on GMOs would be ‘major blow’ to agricultural production
It would be a major blow to agricultural production if research on genetically modified food were to slow or stop, ...
Mutant corn could yield new ways to fight devastating rootworm beetle without insecticides
Researchers at the University of Purdue have discovered a natural novel corn mutation that is highly susceptible to attack by ...
Ecological-focused risk assessment of malaria-fighting GM insects launched
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are attempting to create a new strategy to test the ecological impact of GM ...
GM Watch attacks Mark Lynas for alleged connections to agriculture giant Monsanto
GM Watch, a prominent anti-GMO organization, has called out Mark Lynas, British journalist and supporter of genetically modified food, for ...
Islamic perspective on genetically modified food
The Quran has many passages regarding food ethics, specifically stressing that food must be good, pure and wholesome. In debating ...
Organic farming not the answer to world food challenges, but offers some sustainability advantages
Organic farming won't save the planet, but it can set an example for how to improve sustainability on conventional farms ...
