A new report emphasizes the central role seeds play in ensuring global food security in the face of climate change and provides critical recommendations on how to revive seed diversity and related farmers’ knowledge. […]
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The Center for Food Safety flags the need for caution as the U.S. Department of Agriculture considers approving the unrestricted planting of the country’s first genetically engineered forest tree. […] An independent pilot study on glyphosate residues in GE herbicide-resistant soybeans grown in Argentina has found high levels with some samples exceeding permissible limits. […] This briefing paper examines the health risks, environmental impacts, and risk of contamination associated with genetically engineered Bt eggplant. […] One hundred civil society organizations from around the world have written to the authorities in Bangladesh, urging them to suspend the planned commercialization of Bt brinjal in the country. […] One hundred civil society organizations from around the world have written to the authorities in Bangladesh, urging them to suspend the planned commercialization of Bt brinjal in the country. […] A recent briefing paper published by the African Centre for Biosafety examines South Africa’s experience with Monsanto’s earliest insect-resistant Bt technology – MON810 maize – and has found that the product failed within 15 years of adoption. […] Global insitutions conclude that smallholders are key in transforming world agriculture to ensure global food security and environmental sustainability. They call for strong political will to implement the necessary policies and investments. […] Two scientific papers make a firm call to exercise the Precautionary Principle in considering the commerical release of the genetically engineered Bt brinjal, until adequate studies are done to properly assess the risks of transgene flow from the crop. […] This TWN Biosafety Briefing discusses how changing the nature, kind and quantity of particular regulatory-RNA molecules through genetic engineering can create unique risks. […] |
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