This paper recasts the debate over biotechnology by moving past overly general hyperbole, and instead empirically evaluating current experiences with GM crops in Africa. […]
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Press Release Mar 22, 2004 Source: Friends of the Earth Europe, Belgium Coalition against BAYER-Dangers, Germany, EUROPE URGED TO REJECT MODIFIED RICE Worlds staple food at risk from multinationals Europ […] Prof. Joe Cummins exposes the regulatory sham involved in GM crops containing a range of biopesticides […] A group of African experts convened under the auspices of the African Union took a first and critically important step towards laying the groundwork for common African policies on issues concerning GE. […] The maize trials in the UK’s farm scale evaluations (FSEs) have come under fire for being “misleading”, “worthless” and “a complete waste of time”. Robert Vint and Lim Li Ching investigate. […] While recognizing that genetic engineering has its risks and potential benefits, the British Medical Association in its second and updated statement on GM foods and health in March 2004 called for caution in approaching the issue. […] Gone to Seeds Executive Summary Nothing is more fundamental to agriculture and our food supply than seeds. Whether eaten directly or processed through animals, seeds are the ultimate source of human nutrition. The variety, abundance, […] This is an assessment by Masaharu Kawata of Nagoya University, Japan which found that the safety assessment application made by Monsanto to the Japanese Health Ministry for approval of Roundup Ready soybeans were “inadequate and incomplete”. […] TWN assesses The Codex Alimentarius Commission’s Guidelines for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Plants and Foods Produced Using Recombinant-DNA Microorganisms […] Canada’s Supreme Court rules out patents on higher life forms. Lim Li Ching reports on this landmark decision and its wider implications. […] |
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