When genetically modified soya came on the scene it seemed like a heaven-sent solution to Argentina’s agricultural problems. Now soya is being blamed for an environmental crisis that is threatening the country’s fragile economic recovery. Sue Branford d […]
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While the biopharmaceutical industry as a whole has had some limited success, attempts to employ GE plants as a production platform for “plant-made pharmaceuticals” have foundered despite 15 years’ of field trials and huge infusions of capital. […] Report finds only modest gains for farmers who grow genetically engineered pharmaceutical crops. […] This Farmers’ Guide to GMOs addresses some of the many issues that are associated with farmers’ use of GMOs. It also includes a list of resources to explore for further information on many GMO issues. […] An analysis which debunks the benefits of Bt corn and concludes that there are more safer and viable alternatives for poor farmers in the Philippines. […] A summary of how the promises of GM crops to Argentinian farmers are not fulfilled. […] A three-year study of the impact of Bt cotton in Andhra Pradesh in India by the Deccan Development Society and the AP Coalition in Defence of Diversity. […] Christian Aid lists its concern about genetic engineering in developing countries. […] Lim Li Ching discusses the link between the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety and food aid with special emphasis to Africa. […] Governments everywhere are busy courting the biotechnology industry to set up companies on their home ground. As Chee Yoke Heong explains, there is little basis for this sanguine view about the economic prospects of the biotech industry. […] |
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