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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Mapping the chocolate genome: hope of improved cacao plants
Mark Guiltinan is a professor of plant molecular biology in the Department of Horticulture in the College of Agricultural Sciences ...
Despite defeat, Prop 37 proponents will keep fighting
Despite losing the popular vote by six percentage points, the Proposition 37 campaign, which fought to require California labeling of ...
Proposition 37.1: let’s start this conversation
In the shadow of Proposition 37's defeat maybe we can have a real conversation. Angry, uninformed discussion based on fear ...
Is organic agriculture “affluent narcissism?”
"Eating organic" has achieved almost cult-like status. Yet it rife with internal inconsistencies and seems to be a choice only ...
India: 10-year moratorium on GM crops proposed
Doing business in India is about to get harder for genetically modified seed companies like Monsanto, an article in this ...
Prop 37 defeated: a retrospective
California's Proposition 37 -- which would have required labeling of genetically modified foods -- failed to pass last night. While ...
Prop 37 — defeat or not — marks food movement coming of age
If Proposition 37, California’s GMO labeling measure, gets voted down today, it will be unfortunate and frustrating for many. But ...
RIP, food transparency
The death of Proposition 37 should not be surprising. The blame game surely will begin with Wednesday morning quarterbacking, starting ...
Proposition 37 defeated in California
A measure to require labeling of genetically modified foods was defeated Tuesday. Proposition 37 was the second time nationwide that ...
Mom: you owe your kids “yes” on 37
My stance, as a mother, is clear: I will do everything in my power to avoid subjecting my baby boy ...
GMO prop drops in poll as spending against soars
As food and biotechnology giants spend millions of dollars battling Proposition 37, support for the mandatory genetically modified food measure ...
India: Scientists present joint front on GM crops
Rattled by the possibility of a ban on genetically modified (GM) crops in India, the country’s top scientific organizations are ...
Can genetically engineered foods harm you?
Genetically engineered (GE) foods are in the headlines again. Last month, a controversial French study claimed that a particular strain ...
Biotechnology could offer “quantum leap” for Nigerian agriculture
An interview with Dr. Abubakar Lawali, a Plant Breeder is with the Department of Crop Science of Faculty of Agriculture, ...
Trial lawyer heaven/natural food hell: The real-life consequences of Prop 37
The proponents of California Proposition 37 like to frame the vote as “right to know” issue. If only that were ...
Both sides of Prop. 37 debate guilty of misleading voters
The No on 37 campaign used misused the FDA seal to make them seem in favor of their cause; the ...
Armenia: GMO free zone
Today at the usual Cabinet session the RA Minister of Nature Protection Aram Hartutyunyan presented to the Cabinet the project ...
UK: Row erupts over GM ‘agenda setting’ claims
Anti-GM lobby groups Genewatch UK and GM Freeze have published information which they believe shows GM companies such as Monsanto, ...
Prop 37: An initiative in need of its own warning label? Pro-GM supporter says no to Prop 37
Like much that transpires in politics, most of the anti-genetic engineering campaigns we’ve seen over the past 30 years are ...
California Shakedown: Prop 37 could open floodgates to consumer suits
Under Prop 37, any Californian would be able to sue any seller or manufacturer of a product that contained even ...
Prop 37: An initiative in need of its own warning label
Prop 37 doesn’t deliver what it promises. It's plagued with inconsistencies about what qualifies for a label. Prop 37 isn’t ...
Rethinking GM, conventional, and organic food safety
What is "food safety?" Any pronouncement of "safety" is a qualified assessment and subject to being wrong depending on the ...
Greenpeace’s war on golden rice: Helpful or hurtful?
Greenpeace's latest campaign involves golden rice and its availability to children in some of the poorest countries across the globe ...
As its lead dissipates, Prop 37 advocates launch TV campaign
With Californians divided on whether mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food is a good idea, the campaign in favor of ...
Why this health-conscious foodie won’t vote for Prop. 37
I thought I’d be first in line to vote yes on Proposition 37, which would require labels on (most) food ...
Agribiotech moratorium will harm Indian farmers most, warn scientists
Perceiving a grim picture, scientists at the weekend referred to the recommendations of the Technical Expert Committee (TEC) appointed by ...
India: Supreme Court declines to restrain GM crops’ field trials
The Supreme Court Monday declined to restrain the government from going ahead with the open field trials of the GM ...
