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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Vietnam: Genetically modified crops to be planted in 2015
Official permission for the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops on a large scale in Vietnam may not be realized ...
Scientists advance genetic understanding of how flowers are formed
Scientists from the Smurfit Institute of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the genetic ...
India: Bar GM food crops, says parliamentary panel
In a major setback to the proponents of genetically modified technology in farm crops, the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture on ...
India: Greens call for halt to field trials of GM food crops
Environmentalists have called for stopping all field trials of genetically (GM) modified crops and a wider public debate on the ...
GM calves bred to beef up flavor
Scientists in Beijing confirmed they have successfully bred two genetically modified (GM) cloned calves for the first time in the ...
Study uses stem cells to boost red blood cell production
Using human stem cells, scientists have developed methods to boost the production of red blood cells, according to a new ...
Seeking hardier breeds for drought, climate change
Cattle are being bred with genes from their African cousins who are accustomed to hot weather. New corn varieties are ...
Crop improvement needs great biotechnology strides, says expert
Scientists could take greater strides toward crop improvement if there were wider adoption of advanced techniques used to understand the ...
Time to accept that GM crops have their place, says European GM supporter
Martin Pollard, of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, argues that it is time for Europe to accept GM crops, ...
Corn growers say genetic advancements help lessen the drought impact
We will find out later today if rain has helped improve the condition of the state’s corn crop. Iowa Corn ...
Kazakhstan breeds carrots with anti-tuberculosis vaccines
Kazakhstan genetics have bred carrots containing anti-tuberculosis vaccine, Director General of Kazakhstan National Biotechnologies Center Yerlan Ramankulov told Tengrinews.kz. The ...
Willow could be a promising bioenergy crop
The commercialization of shrub willow as a bioenergy crop could be years closer, thanks to a $1.37 million grant that ...
Would Rachel Carson embrace ‘frankenfoods’? Scientist believes ‘yes’
The ‘Frankenfoods’ debate is coming to your dinner table. This debate is particularly poignant because fifty years ago this September, ...
Anti-GM ‘ambulance chasers’ poised to enter ‘litigation heaven’ if Prop 37 passes
The American Medical Association agrees with the USDA and wrote two months ago, "There is no scientific justification for special ...
“Big Organic” outspends pro-GM forces in California labeling fight
Both the 'yes' and 'no' side of the California GMO labeling controversy have been fundraising to raise money for the ...
Nigeria: Pressure mounts on President to sign biosafety bill
STAKEHOLDERS in the agriculture and research business have resolved not to relent in their resolve to explore biotechnology to improve ...
GMOs may become a necessity for Kazakhstan
Genetically modified products may become a necessity for Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Director General of Kazakhstan National Biotechnologies Center Yerlan ...
Would the GMO labeling measure block labeling foods as ‘natural’?
The use of the phrase "natural" on everything from peanut butter to orange juice could be imperiled by a statewide ...
Labeling GMOs: The potential effects of the California labeling initiative
As consumers, we already eat (and have been eating for decades) genetically engineered crops such as wheat, corn and soy, ...
Wal-Mart takes a stance on GM food
Everything Wal-Mart does is closely watched. Any action taken by the world’s largest retailer can cause ripples up and down ...
High hopes for drought-resistant corn
The United States is having one of the worst droughts recorded in over 50 years. More than three-quarters of U.S ...
Indonesia: Will GM crops help feed the poor?
At least one-third of Indonesia’s babies and toddlers below two years old are stunted as a result of being severely ...
GM food poses no risk, says EU chief scientist
Anne Glover said there was no evidence GMs had any impact on human, environmental or animal health and said science ...
The economics of GM food labels
View the full report from the International Food Policy Research Institute to understand their position on the possible GM food ...
The importance of getting educated on GMOs
Organic, free-range, grass-fed — you need a dictionary just to get around the grocery store aisles these days. Products are ...
Anti-GM campaigners tour New Zealand to warn of alleged GM dangers
Two Australian farmers are warning New Zealanders to make sure their country remains free of genetically engineered and modified organisms ...
Anti-GM view on GMO corn on supermarket shelves
Not everyone is as excited about GM sweet corn coming to supermarket shelves as Walmart is. The supermarket giant recently ...
