Scientists Express Concern Over Monsanto’s GM Maize863

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Materials Presented on MON863 by Arpad Pustzai

Arpad Pustzai’s presentation at a press conference organised by Greenpeace on MON863. […]

EU Fails to Take Decision on GM Maize 1507

EU in Deadlock over New GMO Approval Reuters, by Jeremy Smith 6 Jun 2005 BRUSSELS – EU food safety experts failed to agree on approving a genetically modified (GMO) maize on Friday, once again revealing Europe’s deep divisions ov […]

Three Varieties of Bt Cotton Rejected in Andhra Pradesh, India

Item 1 Environment: Indian farmers win battle against GM cotton London, 25 May (IPS/Sanjay Suri) — Indian farmers have won a small battle against GM crops by establishing simply that they can be less productive than normal crop […]

Are Organic Foods More Healthy?

A report on new research showing that organic feed gives protection against toxins under vulnerable conditions where conventional feed fails. […]

Diet Trumping Genes

Most geneticists are still focussing on gene sequences to find out which gene variants go with which diseases. But that’s a serious mistake, and for more reasons than one. Dr. Mae-Wan Ho reports. […]

The Economics of Bt corn in the Philippines

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bt Corn in the Philippines was designed to be resistant to the Asiatic Corn Borer (ACB), Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenee), one of the most destructive corn pests in the Philippines. It is also presented as a ‘golden opportunity […]

The Economics of Bt corn in the Philippines

An analysis which debunks the benefits of Bt corn and concludes that there are more safer and viable alternatives for poor farmers in the Philippines. […]

Organic Agriculture Helps Fight Cancer

Organic agriculture largely excludes synthetic inputs and focuses instead on long-term ecological health. The health benefits of organic foods are now clear: they are richer in anti-cancer chemicals. […]

Starlink, GM canola in Japan

A genetically modified (GMO) corn banned in Japan, known as StarLink, accounted for an average 0.5 percent in weight terms of 10 samples of imported U.S. corn for animal feed in which its presence was detected recently. […]