A review of 40 years of research compares organic and conventional agriculture against four sustainability goals, finding that organic farming produces sufficient yields, is profitable for farmers, protects the environment, and is safer for farm workers. […]
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A USDA study confirms that GE alfalfa has dispersed beyond cultivated fields in alfalfa-growing parts of western USA, calling into question its “coexistence” policy between GE and non-GE crops. […] Burkina Faso has begun a phase out of GM cotton due to its poor quality. This paper discusses the likely implications for the future of GM cotton specifically, and GM crops generally, in the African continent. […] The fall armyworm has developed resistance to two Bt maize strains in Brazil. So-called solutions such as stacked-trait Bt crops and gene-silencing are however unlikely to provide a lasting solution to pest resistance. […] The EU is considering the exclusion of gene-edited plants and animals from GMO (genetically modified organism) regulations. Two scientists explore this in an article in The Ecologist (Item 1). […] 33 case studies provide evidence of the success of agroecological practices across Africa – restoring degraded land, saving scarce water resources, increasing food production, and improving farmers’ livelihoods and resilience to climate change. […] This paper highlights the dismal investment in agroecology in the US. It calls for prioritization and scaling-up of agroecological research, extension and education, in order to transform the current unsustainable industrial model of agriculture. […] This report examines the impact of GM crops on farmers and finds that they have not increased yields or farm incomes, have reduced seed diversity, constrained seed exchange, and imposed additional burdens of herbicide-resistant weeds and GM contamination. […] This report calls for a shift from the use of hazardous pesticides to agroecology, providing evidence that the latter is more viable and will contribute greatly to human and environmental health, food security, poverty reduction and climate resilience. […] |
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