Studies on the performance of Roundup Ready soyabena in the US shows that the GM crop recorded lower yields than conventional varieties. […]
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The promises made by biotech companies have failed to become reality. […] A group of scientist has written a manual on assessing the potential ecological and health effects of GMOs. An explanatory video on the manual is also available. […] According to the Greenpeace report, diverse species of Roundup resistant weeds are now growing in Roundup Ready GE crop fields in several states in the US. It has become clear that growing and releasing GE seeds not only involves an incalculable risk to t […] Will GM crops really help developing countries? Lim Li Ching looks at some telling examples in Kenya, Indonesia and India. […] The First Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is tasked with building an international biosafety system, including a liability and redress regime. Lim Li Ching highlights evidence of hazards that can throw light on the way forwar […] Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Eight YearsThe first comprehensive study of the impacts of all major commercial GE crops on pesticide use in the US between 1996-2003. If found that found that GE, especially soyabeans, showed substantial increase in herbicides use compared to conventional plant va […] It has been more than 25 years since the advent of genetic engineering. As Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins of the Institute of Science in Society point out the predicted financial boom has not materialised, nor the promised benefits to agriculture a […] Statement issued by the Pugwash Workshop on the “Impact of Agricultural Biotechnology on Environmental and Food Security” held in Mexico in May 2002. […] The UK’s farm scale evaluations have shown conclusively that the herbicide regime linked with GM spring oilseed rape and beet is damaging to biodiversity. Lim Li Ching reports. […] |
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