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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Anti-GMO ‘paranoia’ hindering China’s progress towards food security
One of China’s major genetically modified food projects is now to all intents and purposes dead and buried. The expiry on ...
MIT prof Nicholas Negroponte: GM food is ‘very important future’
Recent studies by KPMG, the UK Government Office of Science, and now the U.S. National Science Foundation-supported National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center claim that civilization ...
Inside look at growing Bt cotton with Indian farmer
Is Bt cotton good or bad? But this type of question might confuse matters more than illuminate them. A better question might ...
First four GM corn varieties approved in Vietnam
The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) granted licenses to four GM corn varieties, including Bt 11 and ...
No shortage of food globally, but inequity in distribution
I don’t think there is a food shortage at all. There is food inequity, but no shortage. The problem is not ...
Is producing more food to feed the world beside the point?
Supporters and critics of crop biotechnology clash over whether GMOs can help 'feed the world'--or even whether we have a ...
Organic foods loaded with pesticides, defying conventional wisdom
Most of us buy conventionally produced food most of the time. But organic food has been growing in popularity among ...
Future ‘bleak’ for genetically identical Cavendish bananas
Two weeks ago, at a conference in South Africa, scientists met to discuss how to contain a deadly banana disease ...
Farmers ‘anxiously’ await decision on new herbicide and herbicide-resistant GM crops
Faced with tougher and more resistant weeds, corn and soybean farmers are anxiously awaiting government decisions on a new version ...
Vandana Shiva by Michael Specter: Demagogue or visionary?
Who believes that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the USDA, National Academy ...
Anti-GMO activists’ misconceptions about Neil deGrasse Tyson’s GMO comments
Like anything relating to GMOs, Neil deGrasse Tyson’s recent off the cuff remarks on GMOs and his exhortation to ‘chill ...
GMO labeling advocates ‘no more enlightened’ than anti-vaxxers
Connecticut, Maine and Vermont have all passed genetically modified organism labeling legislation despite no reputable evidence for health concerns. Unfortunately, ...
GE can help address California’s drought
The United Nations has called drought the “world’s costliest natural disaster,” both financially, imposing an annual cost of $6-8 billion, and in ...
How we can feed the world with GMOs and organic farming
The world's population, which has been climbing rapidly for more than a century, is expected to increase by about 2 ...
Self-destructing GE fly could be effective pest control method
A type of genetically engineered fly which eventually kills itself off could be an effective method of pest control, according ...
Australia could ‘cripple’ export potential if GM is rejected, says U.S. professor
A leading expert in potato industry research says Australia’s export potential will be crippled unless farmers embrace genetic modification (GM) ...
Africa on GMOs: Scientific response to anti-technology NGOs
More than half of the acreage of genetically modified crops in the world is in the developing world, where the ...
Mandatory GMO labeling reaches ‘boil’
The battle over mandatory labeling of biotechnology-derived food has reached a boil. “I’ve been asked to hit on a few ...
One Maui farmer’s journey from organics to GMOs
GMO Skepti-Forum has been featuring essays by readers on the GMO controversy. We’re going to be featuring some of them on the ...
Rise of GM crops in America over past decade
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently posted new data on how genetically modified crops have taken over American farms in the past ...
Watermelon before human intervention doesn’t look quite as juicy
Ever wonder what some of your favorite crops would look like completely “organic”? Well, take a look at the watermelon! ...
Primary opponents of GM crops in Africa activists, not scientists, as food sufficiency needs soar
One of the basic concerns of those against biotech and GM crops is that, it is not good for humans ...
Two farmers’ experiences with GMO and organic crops
The vegetables that grow at Early Morning Farm in Genoa look the same as the vegetables that grow 85 miles ...
Non-herbicide-resistant crops die from herbicidal drift from GMO fields
Last summer, June 17 to be exact, one of the volunteers on Margot McMillen’s organic farm in Auxvasse, Missouri noticed ...
Infographic: 9 plant diseases that threaten your favorite foods–and how GM can help
Nature is relentless, challenging farmers with weeds, insects and diseases. With global food needs skyrocketing as the population and prosperity ...
Behold, the banana without human intervention
Ever wonder what some of your favorite crops would look like completely "organic"? Well, take a look at the banana! ...
Got soy? Consumer Reports drives off anti-science, anti-GMO cliff savaging conventional soy milk
Are you one of the millions of people who enjoy soy milk as an alternative to the dairy variety? Well, ...
