Agroecology: principles and strategies for designing sustainable farming systems

The author introduces agroecology as an example of the practice of sustainable agriculture. […]

Seed Purity

This research report documents the alternatives to thresholds and concludes that no relaxation of the zero tolerance standard is required given the availability of commercially viable, extremely low risk pathways to import seed. […]

Tackling GMO Contamination

This report examines several cases of GMO contamination and describes the current experience with segregation and Identity Preservation systems in North America. […]

Critique of US Biosafety Regulation and Implementation

This paper details the shortcomings and loopholes of the US regulatory system. […]

Questions and Answers on the Regulation of GMOs in the European Union

In a question and answer format, this report looks at the regulations pertaining to GMOs in the European Union. […]

Raising Risk: Field Testing of Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States

The US is awash with poorly regulated experimental GM crops, says this report by the Texas Public Interest Research Group. […]

Bt Cotton Problems in India

Item 1 Govt study spies genetic cotton faults The Telegraph, India, by G.S. Mudur (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050727/asp/nation/story_5039613.asp) 26 Jul 2005 New Delhi, July 26: Government scientists have acknowledged flaw […]

Socio-Cultural Aspects of Native Maize Diversity

This paper was submitted to the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America as part of the Article 13 initative on Maize and Biodiversity: the Effects of Transgenic Maize in Mexico. […]

Roundup ready soybean in Latin America: a machine of hunger, deforestation and socio-ecological devastation

The growing of GM soybean in Latin America has caused hunger, deforestation and disuption to the socio-ecological balance in the continent. […]

Unintended fragment of DNA in RR soya is transcribed

Eur Food Res Technol (2005) 220138-443 DOI 10.1007/s00217-004-1064-5 Andreas Rang · Bettina Linke · Baerbel Jansen Detection of RNA variants transcribed from the transgene in Roundup Ready soybean Received: 13 August 2004 […]