Measures taken to restructure agriculture and the larger food system around food sovereignty, small scale farming, agro-ecology and local markets, could be a key driver of solutions to climate change […]
|
||||||
|
With its first biopiracy lawsuit, India hopes to set a precedent for introducing biotech crops while conserving biodiversity and local community rights. […] This briefing gives an overview of the scientific evidence regarding the environmental and health risks of GM crops. […] Scientific side-by-side comparisons in the Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial (FST) over 30 years has provided clear evidence that organic agriculture is far superior to conventional systems. […] A new report by a coalition of groups around the world debunks the often touted benefits of GE crops. […] This report assesses the US experience with genetically engineered crops and concludes that these crops have not lived up to expectations. […] GM cotton genes have been found in wild populations, for the first time, in Mexico. […] The Center for Food Safety backed by hundreds of consumer, farming and health organizations, calls for mandatory labeling of GE foods. […] Genetically modified canola has escaped from the farm and is thriving in the wild across North Dakota, the dominant canola growing region in the US. […] This briefing highlights the many biosafety concerns and unanswered questions arising from the application for permission to conduct the first ever field trials in South Africa involving GM bananas. […] |
||||||
|
All our content may be republished or reused for free, except where otherwise noted. This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
||||||