A study has detected maize transgenes in informal seed supplies of smallholder farmers in Eastern Cape, South Africa, demonstrating the difficulty in preventing transgene flow where crops are grown close by and where seed saving and exchange are common. […]
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A Chinese study has found that insect pollination can significantly increase transgene flow in rice, a risk previously underestimated and which the researchers say must now form part of risk assessments of GM rice and other GM crops. […] A scientific study warns that Monsanto’s Intacta GM soybean could result in an increase in a non-target insect pest. […] An international call by a broad coalition of organisations to stop the spread of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. […] A report on the impact of GM crops to date has revealed that they have essentially failed to deliver on their promised benefits and that resistance to such crops is increasing across the globe from both governmental and non-governmental sectors. […] A new study analyzes scientific reports on GM crop transgenes spreading into the environment. It highlights the significant uncertainties associated with such occurrences and calls for stringent regulation to contain and reduce them. […] Two scientific papers make a firm call to exercise the Precautionary Principle in considering the commerical release of the genetically engineered Bt brinjal, until adequate studies are done to properly assess the risks of transgene flow from the crop. […] This TWN Biosafety Briefing discusses the rapid development in South Africa, of field-resistance of the African maize stem borer to Bt maize, and the lessons that should be learnt. […] Two recently published papers look at the co-existence challenges in small-scale farming when farmers share and save seed, and the implications of GM crops in subsistence-based agricultural systems in Africa. […] A new study finds GM rice-weed hybrids fitter and possibly able to out-compete wild relatives. This demonstrates the risk of GM crops extending beyond the farm and harming genetic diversity in the environment. […] |
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