Daily Food & Ag Digest
Every day, the staff of the Genetic Literacy Project scours the Web for stories on a range of agricultural and food issues, including the GMO debate, conventional and organic farming, regulations, new breeding technologies and sustainability. We publish excerpts of those stories and encourage our readers to visit the original publications for the complete stories.
Flood gates open to amendments to Hawaii’s GMO bill
Bill 2491 went through the first round of amendments at the Kauai County Council Wednesday. The bill passed first reading ...
‘Fear of the unknown’ prevents African adoption of GM crops, says African ag group
Widespread opposition to genetically modified (GM) crops in Africa has been described as a farce, based on fear of the ...
Interview with Ingo Potrykus, original Golden Rice scientist
Ingo Potrykus, Professor emeritus at the Institute of Plant Sciences, ETH Zurich, is one of the world’s most renowned personalities in ...
USAID Administrator pens “Letter to the Editor” on Golden rice
What’s really at stake in the genetic engineering debate? Better nutrition and incomes for poor families everywhere. Throughout history, our ...
Arcadia Biosciences announces successful field trials of new nitrogen use efficient rice
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., an agricultural technology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and human health, ...
A tale of two tomatoes: An exploration into the hostility towards GE foods
In her quest to learn about the fears and opposition that genetically engineered foods face, Amanda Maxham, Ph.D, a writer ...
Film review: “GMO OMG” documentary falls short of science
Jeremy Seifert’s new documentary “GMO OMG” opens with a series of maudlin pastoral scenes—sun-dappled forests, kids playing outdoors, a close-up ...
Kauai’s passionate anti-GMO march aims to sway local biotech vote
On the normally placid main street on Sunday afternoon, thousands of people marched in protest. As they snaked down Rice ...
Genetically engineered tomatoes squashed?
After using modern techniques to develop and test tomatoes for desired qualities, researchers will turn to more conventional hybrid breeding ...
Oregon: Anti-GMO group renews push
An organization seeking to ban genetically modified crops is challenging Lane County officials’ rejection of its initiative. Support Local Food ...
IRRI releases video thanking scientific community for continuing support
Dr. Gerard Barry, the Golden Rice Network Coordinator at IRRI, expresses his gratitude in a recent video to those who supported ...
Pennsylvania considers labeling law for GMOs
With Pennsylvania farmers producing record corn and soybean crops this year, the debate over identifying for consumers what is genetically ...
Why are there pesticides and GMOs in our national wildlife refuges?
You might think that national wildlife refuges would be places where wildlife could take refuge from the environmental insanity of ...
Scientific American comes out in favor of GMOs, and I agree
Ashutosh Jogalekar, a chemist and blogger, applauds the editors of Scientific American for taking a stance on the topic of genetically modified ...
GMO foes blast Scientific American editorial decrying labeling laws
In the growing battle over GMO foods, science is being used as a weapon. GMO labeling activists are decrying an editorial ...
Ghana begins GM seeds field trials
Ghana has started the field trail of planting some Genetically Modified (GM) seeds at Nnoboam, near Konongo in the Ashanti ...
Overall GMO ban rejected by Hawaii County Council
The Hawaii County Council took its first bite out of legislation on genetically altered crops Friday, voting down an overall ...
Can GMO trees save our forests?
In late May, forest biologists, geneticists, and forestry industry officials from across the world gathered at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel ...
Why are there pesticides and GMOs in our national wildlife refuges?
You might think that national wildlife refuges would be places where wildlife could take refuge from the environmental insanity of ...
GM crops: African opposition is a farce, says group led by former UN secretary general
Concern in Africa over genetically modified crops has been dismissed as fear of the unknown by an environmental group chaired by Kofi Annan, ...
Heirloom tomatoes could save mankind
When I came home from the farmer’s market last week juggling two giant bags of tomatoes, my kids looked at ...
The Brits aim to genetically engineer their own beans
Essentially little more than navy beans covered in a tomato-based sauce, baked beans are one of the more popular foods ...
Scientists outline how to save nearly 70 percent of the world’s plant species
In 2010 the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) pledged to set aside 17 percent of the world's land as protected ...
GMO OMG: Jeremy Seifert dumbs down the debate over genetically modified organisms
Jeremy Seifert dumbs down the debate over genetically modified organisms. Insufferably certain of its own charm and a lot less ...
Plant mitochondria research tackles food shortages
Like many countries across the globe, Australia is facing numerous environmental challenges that have the potential to cripple production of ...
Gene expression study by Australian researchers reveals nutritional benefits of pineapple
A researcher from The University of Queensland has conducted the world's first pineapple microarray to gain a better understanding of ...
GM or organic farming: Which will sustain a growing nation?
In a place where population growth is moving incredibly fast, added pressure on farmers in India in the wake of ...
