New Study: Doubts Over GM Cotton in West Africa

Thai environment minister questions GMOs introduction through trade agreement with US

Suwit questions government plan to bring in GMOs By Sirinart Sirisunthorn The Nation, Bangkok Thursday, June 17, 2004 Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti yesterday questioned government plans to introduce […]

New Study on Performance of Bt Cotton in India

FAO Response to Open Letter from NGOs

Biotechnology: FAO response to open letter from NGOs Director-General Jacques Diouf outlines his views on use of biotechnology (http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2004/46429/index.html) 16 June 2004, Rome — FAO Director-General Dr Ja […]

Open Letter to FAO

PRESS RELEASE “FAO DECLARES WAR ON FARMERS, NOT ON HUNGER” Through an open letter delivered at noon today to the Director General of FAO in Rome, hundreds of civil society organisations from across the world denounce the recent an […]

Bt Corn Costs Often Higher Than Returns in Indiana

Genetically modified seed designed to stop a destructive worm from devouring corn plants may itself take a bite out of some corn growers’ profits, says a Purdue University agricultural economist. […]

South African Council of Churches’ Statement on GMOs

STATEMENT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (SACC), May 2004 As participants in the first SACC consultation on GMOs held at the ESCOM Convention Centre, Midrand, South Africa from 26-28 May 2004: We welcome the initiative taken […]

Ecological Society of America Voices Concern

THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOICES ITS CONCERNS ISB News Report, USA, by Michelle Marvier http://www.isb.vt.edu/news/2004/news04.may.html 5 May 2004 THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOICES ITS CONCERNS Almo […]

Lack of Scientific Credibility of GM Food Safety Tests

Ann Clark of Guelph University talks about the lack of scientific credibility in the biotechnology industry’s claims about the safety of GMOs and the need for more and better testing of GM food and crops based on sound science. […]

The Economics of Biotech

Biotechnology is considered both as an industry and as a technology which will spur the development of the countries of the South and lift them out of poverty. The following article considers whether there is any justification for this. […]