FDA’s Review of GE Mosquito Release in Florida Comes Under Public Critique

More than 270,000 people have raised concerns over the US FDA’s review of Oxitec’s planned release of genetically engineered mosquitoes in Florida. […]

Shifting from Uniformity to Diversity in Agriculture

In order to make the paradigm shift from specialized industrial agriculture towards diversified agroecological systems, the vicious cycles keeping industrial agriculture in place must be broken. […]

How to Leave Industrial Agriculture Behind – Food Systems Experts Urge Global Shift Towards Agroecology

A paradigm shift is needed in agriculture, from input-intensive crop monocultures and industrial-scale feedlots, to diversified agroecological systems and a reorientation around ecological practices. […]

Genome Editing Precision Only “A Myth”

This article debunks the myths that genome editing is a precise, error-free and predictable technology. […]

FAO Regional Meetings on Agroecology Call for Policy Change to Support Transition

The FAO’s three regional meetings on agroecology underscored that agroecology is the best alternative to the industrial model of agriculture and called for policy reform to effect the transition in all regions. […]

Promoter Used In GM Crops Works In Salmon Over Time

A new study has confirmed for the first time in a vertebrate that the S35 CaMV promoter, used in most GM crops, is able to drive expression of a transgene for at least 1.5 years in salmon. […]

Dangerous Proposal for “Gain of Function” Modification of Smallpox Virus Must Never be Approved

Dangerous proposal for “gain of function” modification of smallpox virus must never be approved. […]

IARC’s Classification of Glyphosate as “Probably Carcinogenic to Humans” Scientifically Robust

The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer reiterates that there was enough evidence to classify glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans”. […]

New Crop Technologies for Africa Not Scale-Neutral

This paper describes how the corporate shaping of crop technology R&D has significantly shifted the technological trajectory away from smallholders’ needs and interests. […]

Assessing Sustainability of GM Crops and Socioeconomic Considerations

A study using stakeholder consultations on the sustainability of cultivating GM potato in Norway provides important findings for the development of frameworks and guidelines for assessing the sustainability and socio-economic considerations of GM crops. […]