GM cotton less profitable than non-GM variety

will genetically modified plants give the farmer better profits? Results from a study published in the January-February 2008 issue of Agronomy Journal say no. The study shows that Bt cotton

Publication Date: 
14/04/2008
Down to Earth
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Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Cotton, GM Crops, Farmers
Agriculture

French GMO Bill Passes Lower House Of Parliament

French GMO Bill Passes Lower House Of Parliament FRANCE: April 10, 2008 PARIS - The lower house of the French parliament approved a new law on genetically modified crops on Wednesday after fierce opposition criticism and internal wrangling in the ranks of the centre-right government. After a vote of 249 in favour of and 228 against the proposed law, intended to bring French legislation into line with European Union directives, the bill will now go to the Senate for a second reading on April 16.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2008
Planet Ark (Australia)
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GM Crops, GMOs, Parliament, France
Agriculture

Seeds of Change

Cotton's resurgence signals the path ahead for meeting rising food demand. Adoption of simple farm technologies too can fetch higher yields.

Publication Date: 
06/04/2008
Business Today (New Delhi)
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Seeds, Cotton, GM Crops, Genetic Engineering, India
Agriculture

Comment: Why I had to walk out of farming talks

Four years ago, the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) was born. This ground-breaking exercise brought together government, non-governmental organisations and industry representatives, including Syngenta, to assess world agriculture. Potential authors were nominated and selected - and I was among them. All the authors were expected to draw on their own experience and interpretations of the available evidence, including that taken from peer-reviewed literature, but to leave their affiliations behind.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2008
Deborah Keith
New Scientist
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Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Plant Breeding, Food Supply, GM Crops, Climate Change, Biotechnology, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Health

EU bans GM-contaminated rice from China

Beware Chinese rice. That's the message following the discovery of rice consignments containing an experimental genetically modified strain called Bt63. From 15 April, all rice imported from China into the European Union must be certified as free of Bt63.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2008
New Scientist
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Rice, Food Standards, Food Contamination, GM Crops, Health Effects, Trade, Imports, China, Europe
Agriculture

Bridging gulfs to feed the world

The International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) was set up to take stock of our knowledge, technology and policy, and help find a way to feed the world without destroying it . With $12 million funding from the World Bank, UN Environment Programme, UN Food and Agriculture Organization and others, it has been a staggering enterprise, involving dialogue between farmers, industry, governments, non-governmental organisations and other civil society groups.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2008
Janice Jiggins
New Scientist
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Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Plant Breeding, Food Supply, GM Crops, Farmers, Science, Genetic Engineering, Scientists

GM sugarcane trials in Brazil, Australia

The structure, water use, fertiliser intake, sucrose content, and the very nature of sugar production in sugarcane are likely to undergo major changes with the modern tools of biotechnology and geneti

Publication Date: 
31/03/2008
Financial Express
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Agricultural Research, Sugarcane, Bio Fuel Crops, GM Crops, Biotechnology, Brazil

 South Korea breaks GMO embargo

South Korea has purchased the first shipment of genetically modified (gm) corn for use in food industries. By the first week of March, the Korean Corn Processing Industry Association bought

Publication Date: 
30/03/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Process Industry, GM Crops, Trade, GMOs, Imports, South Korea

GM brinjal battle goes to HC

Greenpeace Seeks Data On Field Trials; Firm Says It's Trade Secret.

Publication Date: 
27/03/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Organic Farming, GM Crops, Crop Biodiversity, High Court, Right To Information (RTI), NGO, India

Clinical trials and the right to information

Does putting full sets of clinical trial data in the public domain affect a company's commercial interest? It might. But does the public interest not outweigh this?

Publication Date: 
25/03/2008
Hindu
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Agricultural Research, GM Crops, Medical Research, Drugs, Right To Information (RTI), India

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