The fall armyworm has developed resistance to two Bt maize strains in Brazil. So-called solutions such as stacked-trait Bt crops and gene-silencing are however unlikely to provide a lasting solution to pest resistance. […]
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The EU is considering the exclusion of gene-edited plants and animals from GMO (genetically modified organism) regulations. Two scientists explore this in an article in The Ecologist (Item 1). […] 33 case studies provide evidence of the success of agroecological practices across Africa – restoring degraded land, saving scarce water resources, increasing food production, and improving farmers’ livelihoods and resilience to climate change. […] This paper highlights the dismal investment in agroecology in the US. It calls for prioritization and scaling-up of agroecological research, extension and education, in order to transform the current unsustainable industrial model of agriculture. […] This report examines the impact of GM crops on farmers and finds that they have not increased yields or farm incomes, have reduced seed diversity, constrained seed exchange, and imposed additional burdens of herbicide-resistant weeds and GM contamination. […] This report calls for a shift from the use of hazardous pesticides to agroecology, providing evidence that the latter is more viable and will contribute greatly to human and environmental health, food security, poverty reduction and climate resilience. […] Two reports on new breeding techniques in genetic engineering conclude that, contrary to industry claims, there is a scientific and legal case for classifying them as modern biotechnologies. Therefore they should not be exempt from regulation. […] Scientists specializing in cancer, epidemiology and public health have called for the rejection of EFSA’s “scientifically flawed” evaluation of glyphosate, as it runs counter to the IARC classification of glyphosate as probably carcinogenic to humans. […] A report analyses the performance of GM crops for the past 20 years since their introduction and finds that they have not delivered on any of their grandiose promises. […] This report explains why the proposed field release of GM diamondback moths in New York is fraught with flaws, risks, missing safeguards and insufficient regulation. […] |
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