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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Greenpeace “out to sea” on GM rice issue, bioethicist says
Greenpeace, perhaps best known for its battles at sea to protect whales and the oceans, has gotten itself involved in ...
GM food production increasing
The future in feeding the projected more than 9 billion world population by 2050 will require doubling the world’s food ...
An open letter to California voters from an Iowa pro-GM farmer: “Prop 37 impacts me too”
I can’t vote on Proposition 37 this Election Day, but I’m watching it closely, all the way from my farm ...
Agricultural biotechnology ‘should be open source’
Open source biotechnology, through which biotechnology inventions are made freely available for others to use and improve upon, could help ...
Nigeria: No GM foods in the Nigerian food market
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has said there are no genetically modified (GM) foods in Nigerian markets, dispelling fears ...
GM crops given boost by European Union judges
The European Court of Justice has clarified the legal requirements involved in the cultivation of genetically modified crops in EU ...
Anti-GM protesters arrested outside Monsanto plant
Nine anti-genetically modified food activists were arrested this week during their protest against Monsanto, who is against Proposition 37, which ...
Anti-GM crops farmer Hector Christie prepares to go on hunger strike
A farmer fined for criminal damage at a genetically modified crop trial has told how he intends to go on ...
With food security in mind, India’s Agriculture Minister plans push for GM crops
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has said the lack of a cohesive governmental policy on genetically modified (GM) crops could harm ...
Genetic proof for cilantro haters
Scientists have had a hunch for some time that cilantro hating might be partly inherited. But now a genetic survey ...
China suspends researcher on “golden rice” study
China's national health watchdog suspended one of its researchers after announcing it hadn't approved or participated in a 2008 Sino-U.S ...
Tastier beef by genetic design
New research to examine the link between genetics and health and meat-eating quality has just begun at the Tully research ...
Is labeling of genetically engineered foods a losing proposition?
As Joe Six-pack munches Fritos and popcorn during the opening games of the NFL season, does he care what variety ...
West Australian government dismisses as scaremongering call to abandon GM wheat trial
SCIENTISTS from three countries are warning a CSIRO-led push to make Australia the first nation in the world to introduce ...
Kenya divided on use of GM crops
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), a semi-autonomous government research institution, recently announced that after years of trials, genetically modified ...
Free market view of California Prop 37
When Californians go to the polls this November, one of the ballot initiatives they will vote on will be the ...
Highest European court confirms GM crop rights
On Sept. 6, the European Court of Justice clarified the legal requirements for the cultivation of genetically-modified (GM) crops in ...
Brahman genetics provide relief for drought-stricken herds
Two summers of dire drought conditions in a vast majority of the U.S. has made drought relief a hot topic ...
UC Davis professors warn of high cost of Prop 37
The No on Proposition 37 campaign emailed Thursday to tout a new study by UC Davis professors. It concludes that ...
Are GMO labels a scarlet letter?
Proposition 37 could make California the first state in the country to require labels on foods made with genetically-modified ingredients ...
Will Prop 37 cost California agriculture $1.2 billion?
Proposition 37 would result in $1.2 billion in higher costs for farmers and food processors, higher prices for consumers and ...
Europe debates use of modified olive fly
As Spain revs up its annual campaign against one of its olive crop’s biggest enemies – the olive fly – ...
Can GM crops bust the drought?
Farmers and crop companies are struggling to figure out ways to cope with severe drought. Changing the weather is still ...
India: Give up the fear of GM crops, says Indian farmer
The parliamentary committee report on genetically modified (GM) organisms is an attempt to give a quiet burial to biotechnology in ...
Mandatory GM labeling would require major change, says GM supporter
CPG manufacturers may be on the cusp of monumental change as voters in California contemplate a hotly contested ballot initiative ...
Wal-Mart resists protesters, will sell GM corn
The protest over Walmart’s decision to sell genetically modified sweet corn is building. Opponents of GM foods are alarmed and ...
European court confirms right to cultivate GM crops
A decision by the European Court of Justice has clarified the legal requirements concerning the cultivation of GM crops within ...
