Anand Chandrasekhar
Switzerland edges towards embracing gene edited foods
[After a 20-year moratorium on genetically modified crops], the Swiss parliament asked the government to prepare a draft act for ...
In hopes to cut pesticide use Switzerland edges closer to legalizing crop gene editing
Just a stone’s throw from a sleepy suburban neighbourhood outside Zurich, barley is being grown under high security. Because this ...
‘Organic revolution’ in farming? Switzerland and Sri Lanka offer lessons on downside of pushing too aggressively
Amid deepening concern over the damage agrochemicals cause to the environment and public health, organic farming is widely touted as ...
Switzerland bans GMO crops, but funds transgenic crop development in India
Despite a current ban on genetically modified crops in agriculture in Switzerland, taxpayer money is being used to develop transgenic ...
Switzerland extends ban on GMO cultivation until 2021
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On [June 29], the ...