A review of literature on industrial methods of farming versus agroecological farming models finds that the former fail to meet sustainability criteria while the latter offer sound social, scientific and rural development solutions. […]
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Synthetic biology, a controversial and fast-advancing technology, will be one of the key topics at the meeting of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that will meet in December in Cancun, Mexico. […] As China struggles to feed a burgeoning population amid a host of agricultural challenges, a growing trend of multiple pathways of sustainable agriculture provide promising solutions. […] Bt toxins conferring insect resistance in GM plants can have adverse effects on non-target organisms in an aquatic ecosystem, whether singly on in combination with other Bt toxins, highlighting the importance of assessing combinatorial effects. […] This article explains how evolutionary (participatory) plant breeding is a suitable method to generate, directly in farmers’ hands, climate-resilient seed varieties that can feed current and future populations. […] A standing room only side event at a recent United Nations intergovernmental biodiversity meeting highlighted recent developments in synthetic biology and its implications. […] More and more patent applications are being filed on plants and animals created using gene-editing and synthetic gene technology. This paper calls for such patents to be prohibited and for these organisms to be risk assessed and labelled. […] The proceedings of the FAO’s International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition underline the organisation’s commitment to pushing agroecology forward as a means to eradicating hunger and poverty. […] Co-Formulants in Glyphosate-Based Herbicides Demonstrate Endocrine-Disrupting Effects on Human CellsA new study has shown for the first time that endocrine disruption by glyphosate-based herbicides can not only be due to the declared active ingredient (glyphosate), but also to co-formulants used in the formulations. […] R&D on the genetic modification of traditional crops is underway in seven African countries. This report explains how these projects are diverting resources, policies and practices, away from implementing real solutions to hunger and malnutrition. […] |
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