GMO Assessment – Sustainable Development and Societal Utility

Summary

The report assesses how applications for marketing of GMOs fulfil the criteria of sustainable developme […]

Trend in Biotechnology, Seed and Agrochemicals Industries

Executive Summary

Global context

The commercial introduction of agro-biotechnology demands that corporations have three ass […]

Benefits of organic rice production

Research conducted by the University of Philippines Los Banos, provides evidence that sustainable organic practices are feasible and will benefit small farmers. […]

GMO Assessment in Norway as Compared to EU Procedures: Societal Utility and Sustainable Development

The study assesses how and to what extent marketing applications for GMOs fulfil the criteria of sustainable development and societal utility in the Norwegian Gene Technology Act. […]

New Multi-Trait GE Corn Raises Concerns

Monsanto, Dow stack up the genes

By Stephen Leahy

Inter Press Service, 

Contaminated Crops, Threatened Cultures

A report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples and the threat posed by the Colombian government’s policies and practices concerning GMOs. […]

A Critique of the European Food Safety Authority’s Opinion on GM Maize MON810

An opinion by Europe’s food agency advocating the safety of the only GM crop grown in Europe is fundamentally flawed, according to a Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe report. […]

Agrofuels and the Use of Genetic Modification

Rising concern about climate change and the security of oil supplies has led to interest in the production of energy and fuels from biomass. Production is often on a large scale, using chemical-intensive agricultural practices and often includes GM crops. […]

Consequences of Growing GM Soya in Argentina

Since its introduction in Argentina in 1996, GM soya has spread across the country like wildfire. Argentina provides a unique opportunity to investigate the consequences for a country of intensive GMO cultivation. […]

Calls For Sustainable Green Revolution

Africa needs organic agriculture which has the potential to increase productivity while minimizing impacts on the environment. […]