GM soy may be the “green gold” for some but it is also the source of despair to many living in its midst and to the environment. […]
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IIED report calls for a shift in research and policy priorities from a near exclusive focus on monocultures to whole farm agroecological approaches and to safeguard the biological diversity upon which food supplies depend. […] This study in the journal Food Policy concludes that financial or professional conflict of interest influences the outcome of articles published in peer-reviewed journals on GMOs. […] The adoption of GM crops that are tolerant to the herbicide Roundup has resulted in a growing number of weed species that are resistant to glyphosate. […] The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management proposed prohibition of potato Amflora for feed and food in Norway. […] Norway’s biosafety law include sustainability criteria in its domestic biosafety law, and experts recently shared the country’s experience with India. […] The Peruvian Congress has adopted a bill that declares a 10-year moratorium on the entrance of GMOs for cultivation and breeding. […] GenØk-Centre for Biosafety’s assessments of technical dossiers for various transgenic events […] This study highlights the lack of rigorous assessment and regulation of nutritionally-enhanced GM plants that could have potential harmful effects on human health. […] A large group of developing countries has proposed that the WTO’s intellectual property agreement be amended to require the disclosure of origin of genetic resources and/or associated traditional knowledge in patent applications. […] |
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