Information about genetically modified crops, genetic engineering within the food industry, and community debates over the environmental and health concerns associated with genetic modification in agriculture.
My philosophy on food is this: where did it come from? It’s really that simple because once you’ve got a handle on where the food came from, you’ve also got a clue as to the level of quality and care given, what was added (or taken out), and how nutritious it will be. I eat from-the-ground food because remember: my health is that important to me, and so is the food I choose to fuel it with. While mainstream America is focused on the all-consuming fat gram and calorie, I’m worried about... Read Full Story
Two opposing forces of the French farm industry clashed over the weekend as small farmers led by Jose Bove launched attacks on crops found on large farms where GM genetically modified crops are being grown. Police had to use tear gas to break up the growing conflicts as two opposing views on farming interact. Small [...] Read Full Story
When the French government announced a ban on the use of genetically modified (GM) crops last week, it reignited a heated clash between Europe and the United States, between environmentalists and technologists.
At stake is the future health of the planet. One path leads to poverty, famine, death. The other promises prosperity, abundance, life. But which is which, nobody knows.
Environmentalists tout studies which indicate GM crops may lead to serious health risks, force low-income... Read Full Story
“You might say that they cause the molecules to explode.”
We are consuming more now than ever, and thus the demand is enormous. Suppliers have a little secret that the average consumer does not know or ask about, and that is, how this increasing demand is being met.
One company that has led the way in discovering the solution to that very problem is Monsanto . They are the makers/creators of a well-known herbicide, Roundup, used for commercial soybean crops and maize. Monsanto also... Read Full Story
Wouldn’t you be concerned if the food you so lovingly serve your family is just ‘Frankenfood’? As consumers, we have a right to know what we eat, and to eat what we know, or believe, is right.
Many food products we consume today contain genetically modified ingredients — but the lack of useful labelling of such food keeps this information hidden from us. We are the unwitting guinea pigs in food engineering experiments involving the entire planet’s ecosystem, our health and our very... Read Full Story
Orissa Thursday said it won't allow genetically modified crop, including Bt Brinjal, in the state.
"The Orissa government does not favour genetically modified crop in the state. As a matter of policy, we have not accepted the proposal," said Damodar Rout, agriculture minister.
"The interest of our farmers is more important than the interest of capitalists," he added.
The regulatory Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has given environment clearance to Bt Brinjal and the... Read Full Story
And it raises questions about whether the Environmental Protection Agency and the agricultural biotechnology industry are adequately enforcing the rules. The data “should be a wake-up call to E.P.A.
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NEW DELHI India : India approves export of Bt cotton seeds to Pakistan, Indias regulatory body for GM crops, Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has approved export of Bt cotton seeds to Pakistan.
Hindustan Times reported that the GEAC working under the environment and Forest Ministry, gave permission to top GM seed companies like Monsanto, Hyderabad-based Bayer Hybrid Seeds and Aurangabad-based Nath Biogene in September to export GM hybrid seeds to Pakistan for trials.
Indias... Read Full Story
Can the world's richest man feed the planet?
By David Biello
Echoing luminaries before himfrom Norman Borlaug to Kofi Annan the world's richest man, Bill Gates, called last night for a second Green Revolution focused on African farmers. That revolution won't just be in new crop varieties and higher yields but also in farmer training and infrastructureand, perhaps most controversially, will be genetically modified.
"Three quarters of the world's poorest people get their food and... Read Full Story
