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.
Food security challenges: Biotechnology to the rescue in Africa?
It is imperative for Nigeria to embrace the modern food production techniques that have come in the form of Agricultural ...
Crop genome plasticity and its relevance to food safety of genetically engineered breeding stacks
Genetically engineered (GE) stacks (also known as stacked or combined events) are produced by combining two or more single transgenic ...
Why are field tests of golden rice necessary?
Field tests and other evaluations help us determine how Golden Rice will grow in the field and if it will ...
Are politics holding back animal engineers?
When she saw the trailer for the documentary Genetic Roulette, Alison Van Eenennaam wanted to laugh, then cry. The film ...
Greenpeace warns Philippines’ ‘relentless’ approval of GMO crops will lead to food crisis
In Southeast Asia, the Philippines has so far the most number of genetically modified (GMO) crops approved by the government ...
EU food safety agency defends itself against GMO claims
The European Food Safety Authority has defended itself after claims that it is has links with the biotech industry that ...
Vietnam: GM crops key to future food security say experts
Genetically modified (GM) crops will help Viet Nam achieve food security in the years to come when the demand for ...
Agricultural biotechnology is under attack … again, says pro-GM supporter
Attacks against agricultural biotechnology have increased noticeably this fall within the United States and around the world. It appears that ...
Mystery of nematode pest-resistant soybeans cracked
For 50 years, the world's soybean crop has depended on the use of cyst nematode resistant varieties of beans, but ...
Bt cotton demonstrates biotech’s potential, says expert
Bt cotton has delivered significant benefits to all members of the agricultural value chain in the country, and has contributed ...
GMOs: “Frankenfood” or “better living through chemistry?”
GMO’s are a touchy topic, mostly because of the affiliations of the people who do the arguing. People who have ...
Scientists dash hopes for dinosaur cloning
Well this might put a crimp in Steven Spielberg's plans to make "Jurassic Park IV." A team of scientists in ...
GM food: We can no longer afford to ignore its advantages, says pro-GM supporter
Given the crises facing the planet, with the population set to reach the 9 billion mark by 2050 and increasing ...
Sustainable impact of biotech crops
A review of available scientific evidence about genetically modified (GM) crops clearly indicates their benefits for environmental sustainability and managing ...
Spanish farmers embracing GM crops
Acceptance of genetically modified food in Spain reached such an extent that growers in Catalonia planted a higher proportion of ...
Top Indian science panel backs GM crops
A top scientific panel of the government has favoured introduction of more genetically modified crops in the country under strict ...
Texas firm cloning horses used in competitions
Video: Scientists cloned the first animal in 1996. Since then a number of businesses have grown, including a Texas company ...
South African consumers to have GM labeling
The African Centre for Biosafety reports that South African consumers have just won a hard-earned victory, regarding the labelling of ...
Ghana to begin GMO testing
Confined Field Trial (CFT) of three genetically modified crops may start next year, according to Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Ibrahim ...
Ireland’s potatoes in GM trial spared from late blight infection
The genetically modified (GM) potatoes undergoing trial in Ireland show no sign of late blight infection and grow quite well ...
What is transgenic biotechnology all about?
Today’s genetic engineering processes, especially those used on food crops, are the subject of much contentious debate. Much of that ...
An Indian smallholder farmer speaks out: “Allow us to embrace biotechnology”
In 2009, I traveled from India to Des Moines to attend the Global Farmers Roundtable, a project of Truth about ...
Prop 37 voter guide has confused voters and misrepresented our position, says Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The official voter information guide on California’s Proposition 37 GMO labeling initiative inaccurately states that the Academy of Nutrition and ...
Lawyer: Prop 37 will overtake Prop 65 as a source of consumer litigation in California
Prop 37 is likely to surpass Prop 65 as a source of consumer litigation in California if the controversial GMO ...
India: Will GM crops “cripple” traditional forms of farming?
In what can be a disturbing trend, agriculture experts observe that after having introduced Bt cotton successfully in the state, ...
Biotechnology is not all about foods only: What are the other applications?
Biotechnology is not all about foods only. There is much more in store for future of mankind. Even if we ...
Anti-GMO activists urge labeling GM foods in Ontario
As more and more evidence continues to come forward which suggests that genetically modified organisms may have adverse health effects ...
