"Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use: The First Thirteen Years"
November 2009
Author(s): Charles Benbrook, […]
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The price of GE corn, soybean, and cotton seed has risen sharply in recent years. Seed expenditures per acre are now cutting into net farm income, and transferring earnings that used to stay on the farm to the seed industry. […] A report by Greenpeace highlights a selection of facts and recommendations from the IAASTD that are most compelling, urgent and useful to address the enormous tasks ahead. […] Item 1
Organic agriculture can face the challenge of adapting to climate change, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. […] A project in Peru shows that hunger and poverty can be overcome by tapping into local and traditional crops. […] An Indian organic farmer and seed breeder argues that it is crucial for farmers to retain control over seeds, so as to restore agricultural biodiversity. […] This report was commissioned by the Commerce Commission of New Zealand to address the question of whether animals exposed to feed containing GM material (GM Feed) do in fact contain “no GM ingredients”. […] The study found that pesticides use in the US has increased overall in the 13 years since the adoption of GE crops. […] An Indian organic farmer recounts how his bitter experience with expensive and impoverishing Green Revolution techniques led him on the road to natural, organic farming. […] |
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