A report by the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the right to food declares pesticides detrimental to the rights to food and health. It calls for a move away from industrial agriculture and the promotion of agroecology instead. […]
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A study of U.S. GE cotton producers analyzes the before and after weed management costs following the emergence of weed resistance on their farms, and finds that the average costs of managing weeds is increased by US$98 per hectare. […] This bibliographic review of 750 scientific publications focuses on the hazards and uncertainties of GM crops, highlighting that there is no consensus in the scientific community about genetic engineering and its impacts. […] This publication highlights the huge potential of agroecology to feed Africa, fix broken food systems and repair damaged landscapes, providing abundant healthy and nutritious food sustainably while increasing incomes and improving climate resilience. […] The industrial livestock industry is a major contributor to forest loss and climate change. A reduction in meat consumption by rich countries and a global transition to agroecology, agroforestry, and extensive traditional pastoralist practices are needed. […] While Bt cotton cultivation may have educed the quantity of highly toxic pesticides used in India, the continued use of pesticides on Bt cotton farms still poses significant health risks to farm workers. […] A review of the health impacts of GE stacked soybean MON87701× MON89788 and EFSA’s approval of it for food and feed in the EU highlights potential risks which were overlooked in the assessment process. […] This paper outlines the proposed Bayer-Monsanto merger in the context of other related mega-mergers in the seed and agro-chemicals sectors, and the problems for the food system in South Africa, particularly for smallholder farmers and ag-biodiversity. […] A study has examined the potential intended and unintended impacts of the mass release of GM insects on organic farmers, finding that this is likely to impose uncertainty on individual farmers and the agricultural industry as a whole. […] Industrial agriculture is vulnerable and unsustainable, and only a wholesale shift to diversified agroecological systems can bring food security, environmental and livelihood resilience, nutritional adequacy and social equity. […] |
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