This article explores the myth of rising yields of Bt cotton in India and points out that genetic engineering has been at best neutral with respect to yield. […]
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Agroecology – the science behind ecological/sustainable agriculture – provides a robust set of solutions to the environmental pressures and crises facing agriculture in the 21st century. […] A decade ago there was much hope and hype about the potentials of GM crops. The reality, thus far, is a more complex and mixed story. […] The study reviewed data from published and peer reviewed literature about the impact of insecticidal GM plants on arthropod natural enemies in laboratory experiments. […] More and more Europeans are saying NO to GMOs. […] While the world plunges into crises, subsistence farming in Africa holds the key to sustainable agriculture production, not only for the region but also other parts of the world. […] A wave of new GMOs are expected to flood the South African market during 2009. Biotech backers, such as the Bill Gates Foundation, are also bringing new GM crops onto the South African scene. […] Glyphosate application can exert negative side-effects on plant growth and micronutrient status including transgenic glyphosate-resistant soybean. […] A report by the UN ESCAP highlights that food insecurity is still very much alive in the Asia Pacific region, home to the largest number of hungry people. […] This study has found that the cultivation of GM maize in two regions of Spain caused a drastic reduction in the cultivation of organic maize, raising questions about the possibility of coexistence. […] |
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