Sustainability / GreenGenes
Food production needs are expected to roughly double over the next 35 years as the world population grows and people in under developed countries become more affluent and demand more calories. Healthy ecosystems are vital to the survival of all organisms. How can we grow crops without harming the environment? How can we balance technology and global food security? What is the right balance of organic and conventional farming? What role can genetics and biotechnology play without compromising the needs of tomorrow?
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GM crops good for environment, study finds
Crops genetically modified to poison pests can deliver significant environmental benefits, according to a study spanning two decades and 1.5m ...
Fifth generation farmer defends biotechnology
A handful of outspoken activists are attempting to slow down or ban the use of biotechnology. To support their ideological ...
Scientists map and sequence genome of switchgrass relative foxtail millet
A newly published genetic sequence and map of foxtail millet, a close relative of switchgrass and an important food crop ...
Is Africa’s slow adoption of GM crops justified?
Africa was one of the first places that adopted GM crops, but most of countries in Africa have refused to ...
GMOs: What are they and what’s all the fuss?
We hear a lot about Genetically Modified foods, or Genetically Modified Organisms - GMOs. But what exactly are they, and ...
Africa: Biosafety regulators urged to strengthen links
In efforts to harmonise national biosafety regulations across Africa, the links between national regulatory authorities and key stakeholders must be ...
Britain’s Green Party promotes anti-science zealotry
This is one of those agonised posts. I actually like the Green Party. My dad used to be, and may ...
Opponents of this crop trial are blind to the food crisis, says GM supporter
The battle over GM food has begun again and it seems there is little in common between those in favour ...
GM benefits are plain to see, comments GM supporter
IF CROP biotechnology had not been available to the 15.4 million farmers using it in 2010, maintaining global food production ...
Wal-Mart defies anti-biotech extremists, keeps sweet corn on market
Good for Wal-Mart! Despite intense pressure by anti-biotechnology activists, the retailing giant didn’t cave in to demands that it “reject” ...
GM technology can save crops, forests, endangered animals from scourge of fungal disease
More than 600 million people could be fed each year by halting the spread of fungal diseases in the world's ...
French ban of Monsanto GM maize rejected by EU
France's attempt to ban the planting of a Monsanto strain of genetically modified maize was rejected by the EU's food ...
Singapore firm reveals new GM biofuel crop
Singapore-based bioenergy company JOil has announced a new genetically modified strain of the jatropha plant which produces a higher quality ...
Singapore firm reveals new GM biofuel crop
Singapore-based bioenergy company JOil has announced a new genetically modified strain of the jatropha plant which produces a higher quality ...
Africa’s First Sustainable Biofuel Plant Opens in Mozambique – Triple Pundit
Today marked the grand opening of the largest industrial park in Mozambique -and it’s got a sustainable edge to boot ...
U.S. Embassy partners to organize agricultural biotechnology workshop to promote awareness about GMOs
Funded by the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the workshop aims to create awareness of the bio-safety of ...
Video: Farmers and researchers discuss GMOs
Farmers and experts from around the world discuss their experiences with genetically modified food crops. View video discussion about biotechnology ...
Healthy, risk-free biotech crops pushed
The Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines (BCP) has reaffirmed its commitment to push for the adoption of biotech crops that ...
Kenya to commercialize genetically modified foods by 2014
Kenya is implementing guidelines to facilitate the commercialization of genetically modified crops by 2014 as part of efforts to boost ...
Rothamsted GM trial: Scientists against activists
Genetically modified (GM) foods have been off the shelves and out of British fields for many years now. But the ...
Researchers mark milestone in pursuit of switchgrass genome
In Washington, in an attempt to piece together the switchgrass genome, the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) in an international ...
Maps of Miscanthus genome offer insight into grass evolution
Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels. They also belong to ...
India loses faith in GM cotton
Ten years after it was introduced to India, genetically modified cotton is not living up to its promise. It is ...
Why GM crops are a moral necessity
Professor of international development at Harvard, Calestous Juma has called on Africa to form an "International Institute for Biotechnology" that ...
Green fuel is possible with artificial ecosystems
Algae could become an important source of sustainable biofuel, as production doesn't compete with food crops for land. But we ...
Monsanto’s deep roots in Washington
Love it or hate it -- and there are plenty of people on either side -- the company controls much ...
Kenya: The GM debate is more than about biosafety
This month, after almost a decade of intense debate, Kenya is expected to become the third country in Sub-Saharan Africa ...
