Sustainability & Climate Change
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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280 global science organizations affirm consensus for GMO food and crop safety
Currently there is a social and political controversy about the safety of of foods produced from genetically modified (GM) crops, ...
France bans glyphosate sales at garden centers
France has announced a ban on over the counter sales of a brand of weedkiller from garden centres after the ...
Should we phase out bee-killing pesticides in our food system?
We love our bees. They make honey and pollinate our flowers and crops. But bees are dying at an alarming ...
Vani Hari and Kavin Senapathy debate which is better—Organic or GMOs?
Are genetically modified foods necessary to feed the world's growing population and organic foods just too expensive and gimmicky? Or ...
Better question than GMO debate: Are global crops genetically diverse enough?
The highly polarized GM debate too often devolves into good vs. evil, or corporate vs. small and organic farmers. The ...
Talking Biotech: Engineering hornless cows; Blueberry origins
Hornless cattle gene editing: Alison Van Eenennaam; Domestic blueberries: Paul Lyrene ...
Organic farming nets higher income than conventional farming, despite lower yields
According to a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), organic agriculture earns farmers ...
African indigenous vegetables are genetic treasure trove of nutrition, hardiness
In Nairobi, indigenous vegetables were once sold almost exclusively at hard-to-find specialized markets; and although these plants have been favoured ...
Tanzania removes GM research obstacles for scientists
The Tanzanian government has removed the strict liability clause in the Environmental Management (Biosafety) Regulations of 2009 to enable researchers conduct ...
BBC Panorama blasts anti-GMO activists for ignoring science underscoring turning point on biotech reporting
BBC's takedown of activist environmentalists for their rejection of safe and environmentally sustainable crops is the latest in a series ...
Bee breeders select genetic qualities that help colonies stave off varroa mites
The plight of the threatened honeybee was made a national priority last month when President Obama announced the first National ...
GM crops: One divisive issue that stands in way of US-EU free trade deal
Food safety is a major stumbling block in EU-U.S. talks aimed at creating the world's biggest free trade zone. The ...
Anti-GMO ecology activists reject BBC’s Panorama portraying them as ‘fear mongers’
The pro-GM bias of the BBC was plain to see during Monday's (8th June) Panorama programme 'GM Food - Cultivating ...
Floating farms: New take on old tech to feed world?
The global population looks likely to hit 9.6 billion by 2050. To meet the hungry demands of so many, food ...
How science of GMOs can refine our environmental values
Many humans care deeply for the environment, and I really appreciate that sentiment. In order for us to have the ...
GMO ban in Oregon county in effect, but officials say they aren’t enforcing it
Saturday is the first day people in Jackson County, Oregon, can alert county officials about violations of the ban on ...
The sustainability case for “industrial agriculture”
Attacks on GMOs is often a proxy for criticisms of globalization, corporate agriculture, synthetic chemicals. But these debates often lose ...
Jane Brody: Anti-GMO movement needs to rethink fear-based opposition
A review of the pros and cons of G.M.O.s strongly suggests that the issue reflects a poor public understanding of ...
Iran’s new GMO cotton could increase yields by five times or more
Iran has unveiled the first sample of genetically modified cotton, which has been produced through indigenous technology by Iranian specialists ...
California drought highlights need for genetic engineering of crops
In this time of unprecedented drought, much attention has been focused on the use of water for farms to grow ...
Former UK Greenpeace chief says anti-GMO campaigners “morally unacceptable”
Campaigning against the use of Genetically Modified crops in Britain is “morally unacceptable”, according to the former head of the ...
Study: Scientific proof of safety unlikely to sway hardened GMO skeptics
Even when provided with scientific information about genetically modified organisms or global warming, some consumers may hold fast to the ...
Making case for organics: Costs more but ‘you should buy it anyway’ because of fewer chemicals
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Loud voices dismiss organic ...
Genetic engineering could help wine industry face challenges
We are decades away from seeing commercially planted genetically engineered (GE) grapevines, but the research has already begun. All major ...
Why seed saving and traditional farming may not be the most sustainable way to farm
Trying to protect farmers’ rights to save seeds only has an economic importance in low productivity systems where the benefits ...
Genetic engineering could fix deadly banana virus
You might be glad you stored those 18 black bananas in your freezer ("in case you want to make muffins"), ...
