This report provides an overview of the GM cotton push in in East and Southern Africa, within the context of the global and regional cotton markets. […]
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This report provides an overview of the GM cotton push in in East and Southern Africa, within the context of the global and regional cotton markets. […] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the Inspector General has released a report recommending that before approving pesticides, the agency should first assess the enhanced toxicity caused by interactions of pesticide mixtures. […] A new report provides an analysis of the changes made to Mozambique’s biosafety legislation which has consequently allowed field trials of drought-tolerant GM maize to take place, and cites concerns over biosafety and farmers’ rights. […] The European Parliament has passed resolutions objecting to the import of GM herbicide-resistant maize and cotton, citing concerns over harmful herbicide residues and calling for an overhaul of the EU GMO authorisation procedure. […] Genetically modified Roundup Ready maize has been reportedly found growing illegally in the Bolivian village of Charagua, posing a potential threat to native varieties of maize. […] The USDA is in the process of introducing new GMO disclosure laws and instituting fundamental changes to how it assesses and regulates GM plants as pests/noxious weeds. […] His first days in office indicate that President Trump intends to implement what he promised, with serious consequences for the future of the UN, trade, the environment and international cooperation, and developing countries will be most affected. […] The organic movement is expanding its stand on the exclusion of GM from organic systems, to include new technologies like synthetic biology and new plant breeding techniques. […] The African Centre for Biodiversity warns that to cope with drought and rising food prices, South Africa needs to urgently move away from genetically modified food and towards indigenous African crops. […] The Swiss Cabinet has approved a plan to extend the current moratorium on genetically modified organisms in agriculture to 2021. […] |
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