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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All GM foods are not created equal
The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe is a podcast that I enjoy every week. This week, the panel discussed the ...
Tanzania farmers should have the freedom to choose to embrace technology
Tanzania farmers, whose knowledge on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is very limited, should not be forced to embrace it, but ...
Angola succeeds in application of biotechnology in agriculture
Angola is recording significant progress in actions related to the application of plant biotechnology in the agricultural sector, in the ...
Philippines: GMO research has support
One of the country’s leading scientist-educators recently lauded the strong support given by the academic and science communities to researches on agricultural ...
Despite continuing opposition, Monsanto will not stop opposing GMO labeling efforts
Two decades after Robert T. Fraley pioneered Monsanto’s first genetically engineered crops, the public debate about the technology still rages ...
Conspiracy theorists are more likely to distrust vaccines, GMOs
If you believe in one conspiracy theory, like that the NASA moon landing was fake, you're likely to hold anti-scientific ...
Biotechnology continues to change the face of Canada’s canola industry
Maurice Delage says he only needs to look at his canola crop for proof of how biotechnology has helped his ...
In GMO ads, both sides make mostly false claims about I-522 costs
Dueling TV ads now airing about Initiative 522 — the statewide ballot measure to require labeling of some genetically engineered ...
Video: The evolution of biotechnology in the Philippines
Since biotech corn was commercialized in the Philippines in late 2002, its adoption has increased consistently every year. The benefits ...
Hits and misses in Boston Review’s GMO debate
Reasoned, refereed exchanges about GMOs between opposing factions are rare. So when I saw that the Boston Review had manufactured that kind ...
The GMO debate is a distraction from larger issues like water shortages and climate change
More than 150 people gathered in the Hardin Hall auditorium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the first of the ...
Commentary: Biotechnology could encourage outside investment into Africa
Knowledge about genetically modified organisms or genetically engineered crops is extremely small by African farmers, but their acceptance of GMOs ...
Adopting biotechnology to save cassava crops in Tanzania
In a recent interview with Nyinondi Philbert, a leader in Tanzanian agriculture, an IPP Media reporter learns about the important ...
Disease cutting corn yields, some speculate GM connection
ALTON, Iowa — It has come on like a tidal wave, washing across the Corn Belt from Minnesota to the ...
‘Unethical’ not to use GM crops in countries facing famine
Europe’s chief scientific adviser has claimed it is “unethical” not to use genetically modified crops in developing countries facing famine ...
Bangladesh: Court clears way for final approval of Bt eggplant
The High Court on Monday rejected the two writ petitions that challenged a government decision to release genetically modified (GM) ...
Philippines: Court invokes precautionary principle, halts Bt eggplant trials
MANILA, Philippines – The Court of Appeals on Thursday, September 26, affirmed its earlier ruling banning field trials of genetically-modified ...
Do-it-yourself biotechnology could reduce fear of GMOs
Removing the "unknown" factor from biotechnology with citizen science and DIY projects could increase acceptance of GMOs ...
There are more than just two sides to the GMO labeling debate
Labeling foods containing GMOs may seem like a simple issue, but there are a multitude of perspectives that shape the ...
Africa: GM bacteria ‘could eliminate’ sleeping sickness
Releasing tsetse flies that carry genetically modified bacteria resistant to the parasite that causes sleeping sickness could eliminate the disease ...
Huge gap between cost estimates for GMO labels
Washington state voters will decide next month on the fate of Initiative 522, which would require special labels on some ...
Activist-scientists slam biotech under UN banner
Organic activists have released a statement about the need to switch to a system that recognizes farmers as both producers ...
Washington State GMO labeling could cost households $520/year
In a recent report, the Washington Research Council reveals the story behind Washington State's Initiative 522 to label food containing ...
A genetic solution to canola crop losses
The "green seed problem" is a long-standing issue that causes millions of dollars annually in canola crop losses for Canada. Canola is ...
Language can have significant effects on the perception of GMOs
Language is a powerful tool for influencing the public's perception of an issue. Words like "Frankenfood" and "genetically modified" have ...
Hawaii County council keeps anti-GMO bill alive
Hawaii County Council met on Monday in an eight-hour discussion regarding two anti-GMO bills, hearing from scientists and other professionals ...
Righteous condemnation of ‘anti-science’ bias won’t change minds of GMO critics
The ABC recently reported that 400 people in the Philippines trampled vitamin-enriched “golden rice” trial crops because of fears to human health ...
