Food & Agriculture Features
The GLP explores the role of genetic engineering in food production and the polarized debate surrounding it. We highlight the work of our own writers, as well as that of contributors from around the Web. The GLP does not take a position on genetics-related issues; any opinions expressed belong to the authors.
Categories include:
- Chemicals and pesticides
- Organics
- Conventional crops
- New breeding technologies
- Animal biotechnology
- Food systems
- Sustainability
- Regulations
- Politics
- Ideology
Environmental Working Group’s ‘dirty’ marketing serves ‘big organic’ donors, not consumers
Environmental Working Group's list of 'chemically soaked' fruits and vegetables is unscientific and promotes the false idea that conventional foods ...
Farms are not like Eden: The case for aggressive human intervention in agriculture
Farming is controlling nature for our own purposes. There is no utopian state. We should stop trying to restore, recover, ...
Organic activists claim organic Ruby Red grapefruits and durum wheat are GMOs in disguise
Last century, a genetic innovation gave a huge boost to agricultural productivity. And, no, it wasn't recombinant DNA. And yes, ...
Glyphosate found ‘not carcinogenic’: Key European safety agency joins consensus view on herbicide’s safety
A key European safety agency says glyphosate does not cause cancer, paving the way for the herbicide to regain long-term ...
To make farming more sustainable, don’t mimic nature — do it better
Behind many efforts to make agriculture more sustainable is the idea that our farming systems need to be more like ...
UN Commission report promoting organics, critical of pesticides challenged as biased
A recent UN report grabbed headlines for dismissing as ‘myth’ the notion that pesticides are necessary to feed the world ...
Buying organic food to avoid pesticides? You may want to reconsider
Do you seek out organic fruits and vegetables to avoid those on the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list, fearful ...
Building Trust For Food Technology Innovation Is A Long Process
Science alone will not build public support for controversial food and farming technologies. Innovation supporters need to encourage a consensus ...
How 2016 Transformed The GMO Debate And Paved The Way For Consumer Acceptance
The debate over GMO food safety is over, although diehard opponents of farming innovations may not acknowledge it. Consumers want ...
Led by Nigeria, Africa opening door to genetically modified crop cultivation
Africa has been reluctant to adopt GM technology for crop production. Recent developments suggest that may be changing, with many ...
CFI Research: Does Celebrity Visibility On Issues Translate To Credibility?
Center for Food Integrity research finds consumers don’t place a high degree of trust in celebrities. Doctors were rated highest, ...
When Celebrity And Science Collide: Hollywood And The Anti-Biotechnology Food Movement
Celebrityhood does not equate with science knowledge. The opinions of music and media stars are no more relevant to the ...
Transparency Helps Food Producers Increase Trust Processes And Products
Research shows that consumers hold food companies most responsible not only for labor issues, human rights and business ethics, but ...
Bias at The New York Times? Stephanie Strom botches report on bees and neonicotinoid pesticides
Covering food and modern farming has not been the New York Times' strong point, writes GLP's Jon Entine. Is the ...
Perplexing Case Of Consumer Confusion About GE Foods In a ‘Fake News’ World
Information issued by scientific organizations often do not change perceptions. This is especially true for people with rooted 'tribal' beliefs ...
How agriculture can lead the way to a lower carbon economy
Cropland, grassland soils and forests can sequester hundreds of millions of tons of CO2 annually. Environmental Defense Fund researchers are ...
New Technology Adoption Is The Ethical Thing To Do
CFI's research shows much stronger support for teaching developing countries how to feed themselves instead of exporting food to them ...
How European-Based NGOs Block Crop Biotechnology Adoption In Africa
European politicians and anti-biotech groups lobby to prevent Africa from adopting or trading GE crops. Farmers have been forced to ...
Science Denial Is A Global Issue Hampering Food Technology Advancements
On GM foods or myriad other issues, what barriers are important to science denial? This is the latest in the ...
Asian Agrobiotechnology Slowed By Private-Public Sector Tensions And NGO Activism
Asian food security challenged by population growth and rising calorie demands that non GE farming cannot meet. Foreign funded anti-GE ...
Shared Values Must Come Before Science in Winning Consumer Trust On Today’s Farming Practices
Science isn’t enough. Science tells us if we can do something while society tells us if we should. Farmers need ...
Is Organic Farming Better for the Environment?
Many consumers believe buying organic is “voting with their dollars” for environmentally sustainable farming. Is that science or myth? There ...
Without Glyphosate, What Would Farming Look Like?
Dave Walton--who grows corn, soybeans, alfalfa and hay, and is director of the Iowa Soybean Association—discusses the ecological consequences if ...
Technology In Farming And Food: Farmers And Producers Need To Build Trust
Consumers expect more than quality and safety; they want the supply chain to be transparent. Farmers and food companies that ...
Trump Administration has opportunity to base biotech regulations on science, not fears
At least when it comes to biotechnology, the president's order freezing recent regulations provides a chance to get regulations right ...
Pesticides just one tool in the modern farmer’s pest management toolbox
Modern farming involves much more than just spraying pesticides to keep pests at bay. Farmers must employ a broad array ...
Transparency Is Key To Consumer Acceptance Of New Technology
Can gene-editing technology avoid the stigma associated with GMOs? Center for Food Integrity research says food and agricultural companies must ...
