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.
India: Bar GM food crops, says parliamentary panel
In a major setback to the proponents of genetically modified technology in farm crops, the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture on ...
India: Greens call for halt to field trials of GM food crops
Environmentalists have called for stopping all field trials of genetically (GM) modified crops and a wider public debate on the ...
GM calves bred to beef up flavor
Scientists in Beijing confirmed they have successfully bred two genetically modified (GM) cloned calves for the first time in the ...
Vietnam: Genetically modified crops to be planted in 2015
Official permission for the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops on a large scale in Vietnam may not be realized ...
Time to accept that GM crops have their place, says European GM supporter
Martin Pollard, of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, argues that it is time for Europe to accept GM crops, ...
Corn growers say genetic advancements help lessen the drought impact
We will find out later today if rain has helped improve the condition of the state’s corn crop. Iowa Corn ...
Seeking hardier breeds for drought, climate change
Cattle are being bred with genes from their African cousins who are accustomed to hot weather. New corn varieties are ...
Crop improvement needs great biotechnology strides, says expert
Scientists could take greater strides toward crop improvement if there were wider adoption of advanced techniques used to understand the ...
Kazakhstan breeds carrots with anti-tuberculosis vaccines
Kazakhstan genetics have bred carrots containing anti-tuberculosis vaccine, Director General of Kazakhstan National Biotechnologies Center Yerlan Ramankulov told Tengrinews.kz. The ...
Willow could be a promising bioenergy crop
The commercialization of shrub willow as a bioenergy crop could be years closer, thanks to a $1.37 million grant that ...
Would the GMO labeling measure block labeling foods as ‘natural’?
The use of the phrase "natural" on everything from peanut butter to orange juice could be imperiled by a statewide ...
Labeling GMOs: The potential effects of the California labeling initiative
As consumers, we already eat (and have been eating for decades) genetically engineered crops such as wheat, corn and soy, ...
Wal-Mart takes a stance on GM food
Everything Wal-Mart does is closely watched. Any action taken by the world’s largest retailer can cause ripples up and down ...
Nigeria: Pressure mounts on President to sign biosafety bill
STAKEHOLDERS in the agriculture and research business have resolved not to relent in their resolve to explore biotechnology to improve ...
GMOs may become a necessity for Kazakhstan
Genetically modified products may become a necessity for Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Director General of Kazakhstan National Biotechnologies Center Yerlan ...
Indonesia: Will GM crops help feed the poor?
At least one-third of Indonesia’s babies and toddlers below two years old are stunted as a result of being severely ...
GM food poses no risk, says EU chief scientist
Anne Glover said there was no evidence GMs had any impact on human, environmental or animal health and said science ...
The economics of GM food labels
View the full report from the International Food Policy Research Institute to understand their position on the possible GM food ...
The importance of getting educated on GMOs
Organic, free-range, grass-fed — you need a dictionary just to get around the grocery store aisles these days. Products are ...
Anti-GM campaigners tour New Zealand to warn of alleged GM dangers
Two Australian farmers are warning New Zealanders to make sure their country remains free of genetically engineered and modified organisms ...
Anti-GM view on GMO corn on supermarket shelves
Not everyone is as excited about GM sweet corn coming to supermarket shelves as Walmart is. The supermarket giant recently ...
Can green vegetables kill cancer genes?
In a breakthrough study, researchers have uncovered how green vegetables fight diseases. Numerous studies have found cruciferous vegetables such as ...
GMOs: “The controversy is really curious to scientists”: Video Interview
When you hear the words genetically modified organism, GMO, or gen-mod food, what is your initial reaction? Does the thought ...
Africa: Are Nigerians afraid of GMOs?
Nigerians are still apprehensive of Genetically Modified foods despite the fact that they are safe for consumption, the National Agricultural ...
Year-long argument over GMO canola ends in Oregon
Attempting to end a years-long argument no one was winning, the Oregon Department of Agriculture decided to expand the areas ...
African biotech specialist disputes concerns over GMOs
At a recent conference on biotechnology held in Accra, Ghana, Professor Jonathan Padi Tetteh stated that GM foods pose no ...
Anti GMO activists angry about pesticides corporations’ funding effort to stop GMO labeling
With the California general election less than four months away, pesticide manufacturers gave more than $750,000 [Update: this number has ...
