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.
GE pioneer Roger Beachy: I got into biotech to reduce the use of chemical pesticides
One of the founding fathers of agricultural biotechnology, best-known for his pioneering research on virus-resistant plants, Dr Roger Beachy caught ...
Japan aims to restart buying U.S. western wheat as early as August
Japan aims to restart buying U.S. western white wheat as early as August, industry sources said, after halting imports of ...
UK: Gene discovery offers hope for weed control
The following is an edited excerpt. British scientists have discovered a gene called AmGSTF1 that could make weed killers more ...
Harvard scientist reports on Canada’s anti-science, anti-GE left
The following is an edited excerpt. While recent political trends in North America have bred legislation that reflects the irrational ...
Pakistan: Food Minister for using biotechnology to reduce food insecurity
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Hayat Khan Bosan on Monday stressed the need to promote biotechnology in ...
Hawaiian farmers rally against GE ban
“I’m here to save my job,” the woman explained as she waved to a honking line of vehicles crawling by ...
Bangladesh: Use biotech to boost productivity
Gone are the days of conventional practices of cultivation reliant mostly on traditional knowledge handed down from generations. In Bangladesh, ...
What do the creationist & anti-GMO platforms have in common?
Creationists and the Anti-GMO crowd (hereafter referred to as anti’s) crowd share a foundational base. Creationism, or Intelligent Design (ID) ...
Risk analysis is only one element of public acceptance
The following is an edited excerpt. In his paper, "The real and perceived risks of genetically modified organisms," Helge Torgensen ...
So science might have gotten it wrong… Now what?
The following is an edited excerpt. This week I learned about an unfolding scientific debate that’s got me thinking about ...
Inside the mind of an anti-GE activist: Homeland security is working for Monsanto
When we see photographs of rats grossly deformed by massive tumors after eating genetically engineered corn laced with Roundup, it’s ...
What do the creationist & anti-GMO platforms have in common?
Creationists and the Anti-GMO crowd (hereafter referred to as anti’s) crowd share a foundational base. Creationism, or Intelligent Design (ID) ...
What do the creationist & anti-GMO platforms have in common?
Creationists and the Anti-GMO crowd (hereafter referred to as anti’s) crowd share a foundational base. Creationism, or Intelligent Design (ID) ...
Uganda’s first GE bananas due In 2016
The following is an edited excerpt. Banana farmers and consumers in Uganda should expect to experience the first local genetically ...
The Internet zoo weighs in on GE wheat
The following is an edited excerpt. At a supermarket in London, a student named Flo Wrightson Cross picks up a ...
Anti-GE attitudes are akin to green cultural imperialism
The following is an edited excerpt. 'The environmentalists' opposition to GM is akin to green cultural imperialism. Green attitudes to ...
Unraveling five popular anti-GE claims
The following is an edited excerpt. The mainstream scientific community, specific science organizations and the scientific literature converge on the ...
India: Ag minister makes strong pitch for GE crops
The following is an edited excerpt. A strong pitch for genetically-modified (GM) crops revived again with agriculture minister Sharad Pawar ...
British attitudes to GE crops are still divided
The following is an edited excerpt. According to a Farmers Weekly survey, a majority (61%) of farmers in the UK ...
Wild genes block growing rust threat
The following is an edited excerpt. Researchers have identified two genes in ancient varieties of wheat that could combat a ...
Video: Pro-GE rally encircles Hilo, Hawaii government buildings
The following is an edited excerpt. A group comprised of a number of agricultural businesses, united in their opposition to ...
GE can reduce gas output from cattle
The following is an edited excerpt. A growing population and greater wealth will mean more demand for meat in developing ...
Natural News advocates eco-terrorism against GE sugar beets
The following is an edited excerpt. It appears as though some Americans may finally be waking up to the grim ...
South Korea to decide on U.S. wheat imports this week
The following is an edited excerpt. South Korean millers will decide this week whether to lift a ban on U.S ...
GE comes to the fashion world
The following is an edited excerpt. 'Genetically modified' (GM) has been associated for a long time with food. Now scientists ...
GMOs in Italian artisan foods: Traditions impacted by biotech?
The following is an edited excerpt. Parmesan cheese and other beloved Italian food exports give the issue of genetically modified ...
Qatar: Pioneering genetic research on date palms
The following is an edited excerpt. Pioneering genetic research on date palms is progressing at the Qatar University Farm, located ...
