Flaws in RR soybean safety assessment

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”. […]

Mae-Wan Ho on Genetic Modification

Genetic Dance of Life By Elizabeth John The New Straits Times, Malaysia, Feb 29, 2004 (http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Features/20040229083848/Article/indexb_html) ELIZABETH JOHN presents views from three peopl […]

Organic Agriculture Fights Back

This article documents studies which show the advantages of organic agriculture over conventional agriculture. […]

Genetically Modified Humans: For What and for Whom?

The most damning criticism of gene therapy, is that it is a simplistic, reductionist solution to complex diseases that must be understood in terms of the human being as a whole in his or her social, ecological environment. […]

GMOs’ Disappointing Record

FARMER’S BANE By Tan Cheng Li, The Star, Malaysia, Tuesday March 2, 2004 IT HAS been a decade since the first genetically modified (GM) crop, the Flavr Savr tomato, hit supermarket shelves. But it failed miserably due to heal […]

Common Ground: A Vision from the South Asia-Canada Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture

A group of farmers and activists from South Asia and Canada met to discuss issues affecting farming communities worldwide. […]

Hazards of GMOs and Need for a Liability Regime

CONTAMINATED CROPS By Tan Cheng Li, The Star, Malaysia, February 26, 2004 THAT there is an international agreement on biosafety underscores one fact – that use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) comes with risks. Ove […]

GM Food Aid Row Continues

At the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, the most contentious issue that was not on the official agenda, but which reverberated through the corridors, was on GM food aid. […]

Submission of the British Medical Association to the Health and Community Care Committee On The Health Impact Of Gm Crop Trials

The British Medical Association has issued a warning on the health implications of GM crops in calling for a moratorium on GM crop trials in Scotland. […]

Sustainable Agriculture is Productive!

A review of 208 projects and initiatives in 52 countries show that sustainable agriculture is viable and that there are many examples demonstrating high yields as well as benefits to soil quality, and reduction in pests and diseases. […]