An FAO report argues that organic agriculture offers valuable techniques that could mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. […]
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This briefing looks at claims that the drought-tolerant crops will soon to be released and that they produce higher yield while countering climate change. […] This paper, by Miguel Altieri, President of the Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology (SOCLA) and Professor of Agroecology at the University of California, Berkeley, argues that small farms are ecological assets. […] Fact sheets on the EU authorisation process, GMOs, the environmental, health and socio-economic impacts of GMOs […] On 22 May 2008, a Special UN Session was held to discuss the global food crisis. It adopted a resolution that expressed grave concern at the worsening world food crisis, which seriously undermines the realization of the right to food for all. […] This briefing sets out in detail the amount of land growing GM crops around the world following recent exaggerated claims regarding the extent of GM cultivation. […] Scientific evidence suggests that biocontainment will not work to prevent the genes from GE trees from escaping. […] Bt cotton farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India suffered another year of less profits compared to non-Bt cotton farmers. […] The world’s largest seed and agrochemical corporations are stockpiling hundreds of monopoly patents on genes in plants that are genetically modified to withstand extreme climate conditions. […] This statement deals with the crisis of food prices and shortages, and also the issue of agriculture and climate change. […] |
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