The continued deployment of the feed-the-world myth works to suppress the real alternative – “a world that feeds itself” through approaches like agroecology that promote local sovereignty. […]
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This briefing details current regulatory frameworks, country-by-country project updates, and the key funders and institutions backing genome editing on the African continent. […] Three decades after the first GM crops were planted, the evidence is clear – biotech has overpromised and under-delivered. […] A comprehensive carcinogenicity study has found that low doses of glyphosate cause multiple types of cancer in rats. […] This study shows that GM crops designed for greater chemical input efficiency actually facilitate an increase in the use of pesticides. […] Environmental applications of GM microorganisms pose critical biosafety and wider governance risks. These warrant updating current risk assessment approaches and implementation of broader sustainability analysis and other methods of technology assessment. […] A study has found that US farmers are planting too much GM Bt maize, leading to increased resistance in corn rootworm and substantial economic losses. […] A just transition to fossil fuel-free food systems is urgently needed. This means phasing out chemical inputs, investing in agroecology, and rebuilding resilient local food systems. […] All NGT animals must be thoroughly examined for intentional and unintentional effects in order to adequately protect the environment, consumers, food production, agriculture and breeding. […] Rhetoric around engineered gene drive systems often goes along with a negative presentation of current tools and exaggerated promises about gene drives themselves, leading to a situation of hype. […] |
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