Daily Food & Ag 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.
Conversion of an anti-GMO activist
The following is an edited excerpt. It's my 200th blog post and I do have much to celebrate. The record of how ...
Bryan Walsh: Modifying the endless debate over genetically modified crops
The following is an edited excerpt. I’ll admit—I’ve never quite understood the obsession surrounding genetically modified (GM) crops. To environmentalist ...
UK Telegraph: Promise of GE to feed the world is overblown
The following is an edited excerpt. Genetic modification has so far mainly been confined to developing crops that tolerate herbicides ...
Uganda: Genetic modification in crops a natural process of survival
The following is an edited excerpt. For organisms to adapt to changing environment, they at times undergo genetic modifications. Naturally, ...
GE foods have to take two steps to gain approval in Europe
The following is an edited excerpt. The Frankenfood brawl has never been about science and safety but trust and choice, ...
Trade barriers holding back the adoption of GM crops in East Africa
The following is an edited excerpt. Agricultural biotechnology holds great promise in contributing to Africa’s socioeconomic development. This is confirmed ...
Vandana Shiva: “March against Monsanto is a march for freedom”
The following is an edited excerpt. On May 25, 2013, there will be a worldwide March against Monsanto. In this ...
Connecticut: State senate approves genetic labeling
The following is an edited excerpt. The state Senate on Tuesday night approved controversial legislation that would require food products ...
BIO: It’s not too late to change the conversation on GMOs
The following is an edited excerpt. When it comes to winning hearts and minds on the merits of genetically engineered ...
Anti-GMO European farmers ignore science in favor of superstition— or so they say
The following is an edited excerpt. Next month, the US and Europe would like to make some progress in tearing ...
At trade talks, U.S., E.U. ready for fight on genetically modified crops
The following is an edited excerpt. Many Europeans see American farming and its reliance on genetically modified crops as more ...
UK and Spanish scientists: European GE policy needs modification
The following is an edited excerpt. Writing in the journal Trends in Plant Science, scientists from Spain and the United Kingdom ...
Oregon senator vows to repeal the “Monsanto Protection Act”
The following is an edited excerpt. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on Monday vowed to repeal a measure that prevents federal courts from ...
Simplot aims to avoid ‘Frankenfood’ fight
The following is an edited excerpt. A Boise company doesn't want to make Monsanto's genetically modified mistake of 12 years ...
Ellen Jorgensen is dragging genetic engineering away from the scare stories
The following is an edited excerpt. Biohackers are rare -- costs have kept genetic engineering in the realm of big pharma ...
GMOs cause leukemia? Think again
The following article is an edited excerpt. The Organic Consumers Association has gleefully announced: New Study Links GMO Food To Leukemia. The ...
Is GM corn being sold at an LA farmers market?
The following is an edited excerpt. When you Google Monsanto, the website link has both the company's name and its slogan ...
Former FDA official on GMO labeling: ‘Science doesn’t always win’
The following is an edited excerpt. Whether the food industry likes it or not, when it comes to GMO labeling, ...
Latest anti-GMO conspiracy theory: GMOs are causing mass death of bees
The following is an edited excerpt. What is happening to California's bees? Are GMOs causing these deaths? I have reason ...
Cass Sunstein: Don’t mandate labeling of genetically-altered food
The following is an edited excerpt. In the abstract, the argument for compulsory labeling seems exceedingly powerful. But there is ...
Germany’s state-owned news service: ‘US Government in GM industry’s pocket’
The following is an edited excerpt. US diplomats lobbied aggressively to support its genetically-modified food industries, a campaign group has ...
Kenya: GMO ban has no legal basis
[SciDev.Net]Nairobi -A senior Kenyan government official has dismissed last year's ban on the import of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into ...
Ghana needs biotech intervention to improve food security
Source – Vibe Ghana By By Bertha Badu-Agyei Date – 16 May 2013 Website – vibeghana.com There is hunger on the ...
Philippines: Biotech is worth pursuing
The following is an edited excerpt. Citing the potential of biotechnology to increase agricultural productivity, Department of Science and Technology ...
Monsanto CEO: U.S. Regulatory System Is ‘Functional’
The following is an edited excerpt. The head of the world’s largest seed company brushed aside suggestions the U.S. regulatory ...
Greenpeace moves anti-GMO jihad to Mexico
The following is an edited excerpt. Corn is the most important staple of the Mexican diet. Corn tortillas of many ...
Washington: I-522 debate offers chance for education on plant science
The following is an edited excerpt. Monday’s unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision for Monsanto Co. plays into the hands of ...
