International Biosafety Course

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Compost Sharply Increases Crop Yields in Tigray, Ethiopia

Data collected in 2002-2004 from a farming project in Tigray, Ethiopia showed that, on average, composted fields gave higher yields, sometimes double, than those treated with chemical fertilizers. […]

CBD group makes some progress on access-benefit talks

A meeting of a working group under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity made progress to develop an international regime for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. […]

Transgenic Trees

A briefing highlighting the issues surrounding transgenic trees. […]

Report of the Canada-Norway Workshop on Risk Assessment

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Organic Agriculture Can Feed the World and More

Dr Mae-Wan Ho of the Institute of Science in Society analyses the findings by scientists from the University of Michigan who reported that organic agriculture has the potential to contribute substantially to feeding the world. […]

Critical Review of Literature on Toxicology Studies of GM Products

Toxicity Studies of Genetically Modified Plants: A Review of the Published Literature
(http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content?content=10.1080/10408390601177670)

Author: José L. Domingo a
Affiliation: a Laboratory of Toxi […]

New Book on Socio-economic Considerations Available Online

THIRD WORLD NETWORK
http://www.twnside.org.sg

New Book Release

TWN Biotechnology & Biosafety Series 8

Potential Socio-Economic, Cultural and Ethical Impacts of GMOs: Prospects for Socio-Economic Impact […]

Maize in Peru Contaminated by Transgenes

Organic agriculture helps adaptation to climate change

An FAO paper which explores the potential of organic agriculture in increasing resilience within the agroecosystem to cope with unexpected events such as climate change. […]