Seeds of neo-colonialism The GMO lobby is showing signs of desperation. Once again they are on the offensive with a major public relations push targeting … Why the GMO promoters get it so wrong about AfricaRead more
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Why are pests developing resistance to Bt cotton
Pests are fast developing resistance to transgenic crops, according to a study carried out in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by entomologists from Prof. Jayashankar Telangana … Why are pests developing resistance to Bt cottonRead more
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Transgenic corruption
The agency that approves GM crops in Argentina is stuffed with employees of GMO-producing agroindustrial companies and scientists with conflicts of interest. GM crops in … Transgenic corruptionRead more
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Why Are Public Officials Protecting GMO and the Pesticides Industry?
It is based on a cesspool of corruption that is most probably responsible for more death and disease than the combined efforts of the tobacco … Why Are Public Officials Protecting GMO and the Pesticides Industry?Read more
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Farmers protest against the commercialisation of golden rice in Bangladesh
Hundreds of farmers, peasant women and agricultural workers protested in front of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), denouncing the government’s approval of golden rice … Farmers protest against the commercialisation of golden rice in BangladeshRead more
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Slugging it out with a new contender in the GMO debate
It was the closest thing you get to a blind date between a scientist and a journalist. I had never met the entomologist John Tooker … Slugging it out with a new contender in the GMO debateRead more
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20 years of GM soy in the Southern Cone of Latin America, 20 reasons for a definitive ban
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) has just published its annual report, which confirms that the Southern Cone of Latin America … 20 years of GM soy in the Southern Cone of Latin America, 20 reasons for a definitive banRead more
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GM crop planting declines for the first time
The area planted with genetically modified crops globally declined for the first time in 2015. The 1% decline — the first in the technology’s 20-year … GM crop planting declines for the first timeRead more
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Clearance to GM mustard is flawed
As the Centre mulls over giving approval for commercial cultivation of GM mustard, a section of biologists and activists have warned that such a move … Clearance to GM mustard is flawedRead more
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Study points to quality issues in Bt cotton seeds
The controversy over poor ‘refuge’ for genetically modified cotton, known as Bt cotton, has taken a new turn with a study showing that not only … Study points to quality issues in Bt cotton seedsRead more