Crops & 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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In GMO French fry debate, conservationists sit on sidelines as ‘mob mentality’ poisons discussion
Activists who oppose genetic modification have the “advantage” because of the way they frame their arguments, writes Keith Kloor in ...
Spain cuts pesticide use, saves millions of euros by adopting GM corn
The adoption of genetically modified Bt corn in Spain--one of the few European Union countries to embrace GM technology--has allowed ...
Hawai’i island mayor signs anti-GMO Bill 113
Mayor Billy Kenoi of Hawaii’s Big Island has signed Bill 113, a law designed to severely restrict the future planting ...
Details emerge about Maui Councilwoman’s proposed anti-GMO/anti-pesticide bill
Maui Councilwoman Ellie Cochran plans to submit a bill to the Maui County Council that would require agricultural companies to ...
Podcast: Agricultural researcher Cami Ryan discusses Séralini controversy
Dr. Cami Ryan, researcher with the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan and prominent supporter of ...
Zimbabwe government will not allow production of GM crops
Government officials announced that Zimbabwe will not allow the cultivation of genetically modified crops. The government has been under pressure ...
Jeffrey Smith’s claim of rampant GMO/gluten allergies rebuked by Celiac Disease Foundation
A recent report by anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith claims that GMOs can be blamed for the rise of gluten-sensitivity disorders, ...
Farmed salmon company links with environmental activists to push for GM salmon label
In response to the possible approval of a genetically modified salmon, an environmental group and a seafood company are asking ...
China rejects another GM corn shipment from US; possible move to boost domestic prices
China has rejected five more shipments of not-yet approved GM corn from the US, a move that could “discourage imports ...
Survey shows Floridians support genetic modification to save citrus industry
Floridians support the use of genetic modification to save the state’s citrus industry, according to recent research by the Center ...
Maui in crosshairs as anti-GMO activists propose pesticide, GM crop disclosure bill
Maui Councilwoman Ellie Cochran has proposed a bill similar to Kauai’s Bill 2491 that calls for mandatory disclosure of pesticide ...
Small scale African farmers reap benefits of genetically modified cotton
Cotton yields in Burkina Faso, one of the few African countries that allow the cultivation of genetically modified crops, have ...
Agricultural companies on Kaua’i begin voluntary pesticide-use disclosure program
For the last two weeks, agricultural companies on Kauai have been rolling out the new Good Neighbor Program, a voluntary ...
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, ...
Marion Nestle: Food and Chemical Toxicology bungled Séralini paper retraction
The editors of the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology are at fault in the controversy involving the retraction of Gilles-Éric Séralini's ...
Agricultural industry willing to compromise in GMO labeling battle
To avoid future costly state battles, agricultural corporations have said that they are open to a national labeling standard for ...
Improved soybean yields a result of genetic advances
Since 1924, soybean yields in the US have increased annually 0.34 bushels per acre nationally, according to a study by ...
Campaign to block McDonald’s healthier GM french fries threatens next generation consumer friendly GM foods
Anti-GMO campaign to pressure McDonald's from using a healthier and more environmentally friendly GM potato threatens next generation of consumer ...
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 ...
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 ...
