Agriculture

EU Commission renews bid to unblock GMO crop approvals

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday that governments approve only the third ever genetically modified crop for cultivation in Europe, but took steps to avert an expected backlash from Fra

Publication Date: 
07/11/2013
Reuters
Tags:
European Union (EU), GMOs, Agriculture, GM Crops, Biosafety, Maize, France, Monsanto, Health Effects, Environment, Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology
Agriculture

Stop GM Brinjal

A consortium of Indian environmental activists has expressed fears that genetically modified brinjal, not yet approved for cultivation in India, may slip into the country from Bangladesh where it i

Publication Date: 
06/11/2013
New Nation (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, GM Crops, Bt Brinjal, Agriculture, GMOs, Biosafety, Health Effects, Genetic Engineering, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, South Asia, Mahyco, Health, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Biotechnology
Agriculture

EU prepares new GMO maize cultivation approval: draft

The European Union is on course to approve cultivation of a new type of genetically modified maize for the first time in more than a decade, according to a draft proposal from the bloc's executive

Publication Date: 
01/11/2013
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
European Union (EU), GMOs, Maize, GM Crops, Agriculture, Monsanto, Biotechnology, Europe, France, Austria, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Legislation, Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Italy
Agriculture

Biotechnologies at work for smallholders: case studies from Developing Countries in crops, livestock and fish

A new FAO publication calls for greater national and international efforts to bring agricultural biotechnologies to smallholder producers in developing countries.

Publication Date: 
29/10/2013
J. Ruane, J.D. Dargie, C. Mba, & et al
FAO
Tags:
Biotechnology, Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, Fisheries, Developing Countries, India
Pesticides And Toxins

Argentines link health problems to farm chemicals

Argentine farmworker Fabian Tomasi was never trained to handle pesticides.

Publication Date: 
21/10/2013
Japan Times (Japan)
Tags:
Argentina, Agriculture, Pesticides, Health Effects, Drinking Water, Pollution, Children, Pesticide Use, Chemical Fertilisers, Monsanto, Europe, United States Of America (US), Biotechnology, GM Crops
Food Policy

Right to food and nutrition watch 2013

This 2013 edition of the Right to food and nutrition watch released on 8 Oct 2013, explores global issues surrounding the right to food and nutrition and includes a includes a detailed analysis of the recent debates on India's national food security bill.

Publication Date: 
08/10/2013
FIAN International
Tags:
Food Security, Nutrition, Human Rights, Malnutrition, India, Global, Agriculture, Governance, Women, Food Aid, Land Acquisition, GMOs, Poverty, Biotechnology
Agriculture

HC bars Bt Brinjal’s release

Makes Codex Alimentarius Commission-based research a prerequisite

Publication Date: 
30/09/2013
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, High Court, Bt Brinjal, GM Crops, Agriculture, Genetic Engineering, WHO, Health Effects, Biosafety, Food Safety, Biotechnology, GMOs, South Asia
Agriculture

USDA weighing what to do in case of GMO alfalfa contamination

The U.S.

Publication Date: 
17/09/2013
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Agriculture, United States Of America (US), GMOs, GM Crops, Genetic Engineering, Monsanto, Health Effects, Biotechnology
Agriculture

Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: methods and implementation

Despite the ongoing controversy over their use, genetically modified (GM) crops have progressively grown in popularity and are now planted in approximately 160 million hectares in 29 countries.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2013
Daniela Horna, Patricia Zambrano, José Falck-Zepeda
International Food Policy Research Institute
Tags:
Cotton, Bt Cotton, Biotechnology, Biosafety, GM Crops, Developing Countries, India, Farmers
Agriculture

Over 4 lakh citizens demand withdrawal of Biotech bill

A delegation from the Coalition for a GM free India and Greenpeace India, delivered petitions from over 4 lakh Indians demanding the withdrawal of Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI)

Publication Date: 
26/08/2013
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
GM Crops, Greenpeace, Biotechnology, Legislation, Agriculture, GMOs, Biosafety, Environment, Health

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