Global Farmer Network
Viewpoint: Mexico remains divided on GMO corn ban. Here’s what one farmer wants to happen
In Mexico, we buy significant amounts of corn from growers in the United States because my country doesn’t have the ...
Viewpoint: ‘Prices may rise to the point that eggs become a luxury item’ — Why Mexico’s looming GM corn ban spells economic trouble
“Prices may rise to the point that eggs become a luxury item” for many Mexican consumers, warns a new report ...
Video: Erratic weather from climate change is biggest threat facing Kenyan crops. Gene-editing technology could help, farmer says
How do farmers define sustainability on their farms? Find out how Kenyan farmer Felix Kili views the issue, and how ...
Viewpoint: World’s ‘well, wealthy and worried’ deny the science behind GMOs. Here’s why their opposition is so dangerous
The Well, the Wealthy, and the Worried are the folks who think they can afford to overlook the incredible benefits ...
Video: ‘One more tool in our toolbox’: The case for crop biotechnology
Agriculture scientist Channapatna Prakash offers a crash course on agricultural biotechnology on this episode of the Nothing is Rocket Science ...
Video: We can ‘finally’ grow GMOs—Nigerian farmer explains why developing countries need biotech crops
Nigerian farmer Patience Koku discusses the GMO crop trials she is conducting on her farm, and why growers can "rise ...
Video: GMO insect-resistant Bt corn vs conventional corn—which is more vulnerable to pest attacks?
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. A video of my farm on social media has attracted more than ...
Viewpoint: Cuba needs GMOs to help combat poverty fueled by decades of communism
Cuba may be blessed with rich soil, but Communism has condemned its farmers to abject poverty. They lack the tools ...
‘My cows don’t know about coronavirus’: Why America will have all the food it needs
My cows don’t know about coronavirus. They’re still giving milk on the schedule that they always follow. They love their ...
Pushing back on activist efforts to reinstate South Australia’s GMO crop ban
As fires and drought devastate Australia, scores of protesters call on government to take action on “catastrophic” climate change. Green ...
South African farmer: Glyphosate ban would send agriculture back to the ‘Stone Age’
When I first heard about the activists who want to take away crop-protection products from African farmers like me, I ...
Newly elected government poised to open door to GMOs in Kenya
Food security played a major role during the presidential campaign. The price of unga—our staple food of maize meal—had risen ...
Now under attack for minute glyphosate residues in its ice cream, is Ben and Jerry’s a victim or the culprit?
[July 2017], the New York Times reported that Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream products “have tested positive for glyphosate,” a widely ...
UK farmer: Here’s how the herbicide glyphosate helps me farm sustainably
[Editor's note: Ian Pigott is a farmer in Harpenden, UK. Located just 20 miles from the center of London, he grows ...
Global farmers criticize Hakim’s NY Times GMO article, list crop biotech sustainability benefits
I don’t tell reporters at the New York Times how to write their articles. Maybe they should consider not telling ...
Highly refined foods like sugar contain no DNA. Should GMO labeling rules apply?
[N]obody—absolutely nobody—can tell the difference between sugar that comes from GMO crops and sugar that doesn’t. ...You can even have ...
Indian farmer: GM cotton has provided numerous benefits for farmers’ lives
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I am able to ...
Filipino farmers’ testimony blunts court’s attempt to block GMO farming
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The good news is ...
