This paper provides policy recommendations on mainstreaming agroecology, given the growing evidence of its contribution towards sustainable livelihoods, food sovereignty and climate resilience. […]
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A ground-breaking study has found overwhelming evidence that organic food has more nutritional benefits than non-organic food. […] 2,4-D-resistant GM crops may be soon approved in the U.S. despite opposition from public-interest groups including scientists and doctors, who have warned of serious risks of harm from the projected dramatic increase in the use of the herbicide. […] Scientists from Norway have recently published a paper demonstrating reduced fitness levels in Daphnia magna fed Roundup-Ready soybean. […] A scientific analysis examines and debunks widely-held myths about GMOs, questioning their safety and concluding that they are not necessary to feed the world. […] The Centre for Food Safety reviews Dow’s new GE crops resistant to 2,4-D herbicide and argues that these crops are an unsustainable approach which sacrifices human and ecosystem health for short-term profits. […] Civil society groups have expressed alarm at an increase in dengue incidence, leading to an emergency decree, in a town in Brazil where releases of GM mosquitoes are taking place. […] U.S. government agencies are in the final stages of approving a new herbicide-resistant crop system developed by Dow, resistant to both glyphosate and 2,4-D, despite health and environmental concerns. […] An alliance of 19 CSOs and an organic vegetable farmers group led by the Commons for EcoJustice have lodged a substantive submission to the Malawian authorities, opposing Monsanto’s application to obtain a general release permit for its GM cotton. […] The chronic toxicity study on the herbicide Roundup and GM maize NK603 has been republished. The study found severe liver and kidney damage and hormonal disturbances, such as mammary tumours, in rats fed the GM maize and low levels of Roundup. […] |
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