GM Insecticidal Crops and Natural Enemies

The study reviewed data from published and peer reviewed literature about the impact of insecticidal GM plants on arthropod natural enemies in laboratory experiments. […]

Mounting Opposition to GMOs and Patents on Life in Europe

More and more Europeans are saying NO to GMOs. […]

Subsistence Agriculture Key to Sustainability

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. […]

South Africa Facing a Tsunami of Risky GMOs

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-induced impairment of plant growth and micronutrient status in glyphosate-resistant soybean

Glyphosate application can exert negative side-effects on plant growth and micronutrient status including transgenic glyphosate-resistant soybean. […]

Food insecurity highlights need for sustainable agriculture

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. […]

Coexistence of Plants and Coexistence of Farmers: Is an Individual Choice Possible?

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. […]

Financial crisis makes agricultural focus more urgent – UN food rights expert

A food rights expert reaffirm the to not only increase food production, but to re-orient agro-food systems and the regulations towards sustainability and the progressive realization of the right to food. […]

GMO Moratorium: The way forward for Europe

A European Conference calls for an EU-wide moratorium on the authorization and the commercial planting of GMOs. […]

Rethinking Agriculture

The recent food crisis exposed the problems confronting agriculture and the neglect that the sector has suffered in development priorities. It is ever more urgent now to rethink agriculture beyond business-as-usual. […]