A new study has found significant negative chronic effects in Daphnia fed with GM insect-resistant maize leaves such as smaller body size, reduced growth and decreased fertility. […]
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Policy-makers are urged to use the technology justice framework and give priority to the promotion of agroecological practices, which are productive, inclusive and increase adaptive capacity to climate change. […] SEEING GMOS FROM A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE: THE NEED FOR COMPARATIVE CARTOGRAPHIES OF AGRI/CULTURES FOR SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT Amaranta Herrero, Fern Wickson and Rosa Binimelis A new paper recommends a systems-based approach to the assessment of GMOs, as standard risk assessments are limited and inadequate to address the range of concerns that exist. […] On July 29, 2015 a branch of the World Health Organization (WHO) released a monograph of the herbicide glyphosate on which it had based its earlier decision that this chemical is a probable carcinogen for humans. […] Current US agricultural/food policies support and perpetuate the dominant industrial model that is neither healthy nor sustainable. What is recommended instead is an approach that combines human rights, public health and an agroecological perspective. […] A review of 99 journal articles on the social impacts of GM crops in agriculture has found that very few are comprehensive in nature, focusing mostly on economic impacts in the Global South and presenting rosier results than warranted. […] SOCIAL IMPACTS OF GM CROPS IN AGRICULTURE: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW by Fischer, K., Ekener-Petersen, E., Rydhmer, L., & Björnberg, K. E. |
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