Nations of the South are increasingly faced with the prospect of the introduction into their countries of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and products derived from GNOs. These will enter countries of the Third World in greater abundance as t […]
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Is genetic engineering producing miracle crops to feed the hungry? Does it offer greener agriculture to protect the environment and provide magic cures for diseases? Or will those promises pale beside the perils lurking in the large-scale commerci […] Item 1
GM and Drought Tolerance Item 1 Coexistence of Plants and Coexistence of Farmers: Is an Individual Choice Possible? This briefing looks at claims that the drought-tolerant crops will soon to be released and that they produce higher yield while countering climate change. […] Food Safety – rigging the game GRAIN, This paper, by Miguel Altieri, President of the Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology (SOCLA) and Professor of Agroecology at the University of California, Berkeley, argues that small farms are ecological assets. […] Fact sheets on the EU authorisation process, GMOs, the environmental, health and socio-economic impacts of GMOs […] On 22 May 2008, a Special UN Session was held to discuss the global food crisis. It adopted a resolution that expressed grave concern at the worsening world food crisis, which seriously undermines the realization of the right to food for all. […] Rethinking the Risks of Viral Transgenes in Plants http://www.bioscienceresource.org/commentaries/brc7.php Background to the new Bioscience Resource project […] |
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