A study of 946 farms in France has found that total pesticide use can be reduced by 42% without any negative effects on productivity and profitability in 59% of the farms. […]
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FAO’s report on the challenges that agriculture and food systems will face into the 21st century acknowledges that “business-as-usual is not an option” and that major transformations are needed towards holistic approaches such as agroecology. […] The November 2016 Addis Ababa Declaration on agroecology, ecological organic agriculture and food sovereignty in Africa establishes a new narrative which recognizes agroecology as the true future of the continent‘s food systems. […] An exploratory ecological study detected increased frequency of cancer in association with high environmental exposure to glyphosate in an agricultural town in Argentina, where the herbicide is used in conjunction with mass cultivation of GM crops. […] Plans to expand releases of GM mosquitoes in the Cayman Islands in 2017 raise important questions about cost-effectiveness, scientific protocols, risk assessment and public consent. […] Two new briefings from the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) focus on the new GM technologies and their associated uncertainties and risks. […] A technical report by the German, Austrian and Swiss governments on GM herbicide-resistant crops shows that they have not increased yields, but instead have increased herbicide use and have damaging impacts on biodiversity. […] This article shows how agroecology and food sovereignty together represent a truly transformative alternative paradigm for agriculture, by rebuilding a diversity of decentralized, just, sustainable and resilient food systems and communities. […] Projects in the Global South showcase how agroecology benefits the most disadvantaged and provides local solutions for sustainable agriculture on the principles of empowerment, action, resilience and integration. […] Golden Rice crossed with an Indian rice variety has produced plants with stunted growth and reduced yield. These hitherto undetected effects could endanger the harvest and raise concerns about transgene spread into cultivated and wild rice varieties. […] |
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