Daily Food & Agriculture 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.
Indian silk farmers testing genetically modified, disease resistant silkworm
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A quiet movement from ...
Are GMO researchers resisting transparency about corporate funding?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In science as in ...
Shift to milk from cows fed non-GMO feed increases environmental footprint
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Several large yogurt companies ...
Is organic really more sustainable?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When you pony up ...
Bayer, BASF explore acquisition of Monsanto
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Shares of Monsanto Co ...
Environmentally friendly GMOs cannot move forward without public acceptance
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Despite the controversy surrounding ...
Bangladesh field testing three GMO crops: potato, cotton, rice
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Inspired by the success ...
Artificial selection has increased carrots’ beta carotene content by 50% since 1970
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . [A]fter ...
Action Aid leads opposition to GMOs, biosafety law, as Ugandan Parliament vote nears
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Civil Society has accused ...
Should GMO regulation be based on individual gene changes?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Getting regulation of agricultural ...
Varroa mites again implicated in bee losses
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Bee Informed Partnership ...
Plant scientists call on EU to make genome editing regulations product based
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Novel plant genome editing ...
‘Non-GMO’ claims legally risky for food manufacturers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. ‘Fat-free,’. . .‘gluten-free’ ...
U.S. sugar beet farmers prepare for record crop despite trendiness of non-GMO cane sugar
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. U.S. sugar beet farmers ...
Imagining the future of genetically engineered haute cuisine
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .[L]et’s visit ...
Monsanto considers pulling out of Argentina due to GMO soy royalty controversy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Agricultural heavyweight Monsanto could ...
Activists accuse Indian regulators of lack of transparency on GMO mustard
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A top government body ...
Regulation of genetically engineered crops calls for ‘risk-based approach’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .GE crops ...
Consumer Reports says FDA should get rid of ‘natural’ food label
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A recent Consumer Reports National ...
Senate working on ‘middle ground’ GMO labeling bill to prevent Vermont law
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Any proposal from Sen ...
Rising CO2 levels makes pollen less nutritious for bees, may contribute to colony collapse
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . [S]cientists ...
Nigeria to plant vitamin A biofortified cassava, maize this year
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Minister of Health, ...
Gene edited herbicide resistant canola in limbo in Europe because of regulatory confusion
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A single herbicide-resistant canola ...
India developing GMO drought tolerant sugarcane in face of water shortages
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . Indian Council ...
Gene-editing, gene drives demand new regulatory approach
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gene editing and gene ...
Not all processed food is unhealthy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. “Don’t eat processed food!” ...
Do mergers between major agrichemical, seed companies threaten food security?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The global agrochemical and ...
