This discussion paper explains why agroecology has to be the underlying paradigm for sustainable food production and provides clear recommendations for changes in policy, research and practice. […]
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This report examines future developments in agro-biotechnology and genetic engineering and warns, with supporting evidence, that these technologies are complex, failure-prone and linked to uncertainties and risks. […] A first meta-analysis of some of the data on GE maize 1507 submitted by industry to regulatory authorities reveals huge variations in the amounts of Bt toxin in the plants, making a reliable environmental risk assessment difficult, if not impossible. […] GeneWatch UK warns about the risks of open release in Panama of GM mosquitoes produced by UK company Oxitec. […] Testbiotech puts forward compelling reasons as to why Golden Rice is losing credibility as its proponents continue to fail to address the burning question of whether it can actually combat VAD and the risks associated with its cultivation and consumption […] Testbiotech puts forward compelling reasons as to why Golden Rice is losing credibility as its proponents continue to fail to address the burning question of whether it can actually combat VAD and the risks associated with its cultivation and consumption […] This update on the status of WHO authorized research involving variola (smallpox) virus finds that the case for fixing a date for destruction of smallpox virus stocks is stronger than ever. […] Discussions on the destruction of the smallpox virus stock at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting (20-25 January 2014) reveal significant disagreement among Member States. […] The UN Secretary-General’s recent report on agricultural technology for development makes an unequivocal case for sustainable and resilient agricultural and food systems in order achieve the goal of ending hunger and poverty. […] This paper reviews empirical evidence on how artificial genetic modification disrupts the natural genetic process of organisms and threatens their health and longevity. […] |
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