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Genetically Modified Crops

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First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents

GM food news.

1. The Independent reports that a leading Government scientist has urged leaders around the world to give greater support to genetically modified crop technologies in order to avert global food shortages. Professor Robert Watson, chief scientific advisor ... [Food Line Web - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Genetically Modified Foods, Genetically Modified Crops, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural A...

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Four years of bitter harvest

Since the seeds were first sown in their lands four years ago, farmers of Katpur village in Amravati district have been patiently waiting each season for wonders to happen. Nothing of the sort has happened yet.With huge debts taking the lives of many ... [Indian Express - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Cotton, Pesticide, Cultivation, Bt Crops

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Biotechnology)

Why the US is so keen to sell Bt brinjal to India

Tags: AKI, US, India, GM, BillThe conversion of Indian farmers from traditional varieties and public hybrids to commercial hybrids and GM seeds could create a market larger than China, notes Bhavdeep Kang.A fortnight ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party [ ... [rediff.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: India, Genetically Modified Crops, Biotechnology

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Henry Kissinger

Food and agriculture: How to feed the world

IN 1974 Henry Kissinger, then Americas secretary of state, told the first world food conference in Rome that no child would go to bed hungry within ten years. Just over 35 years later, in the week of another United Nations food summit in Rome, 1 billion ... [The Economist - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Genetically Modified Crops, Rome, Global Warming/Climate Change, Henry Kissinger

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Biotechnology)

GM crops divide nation: survey

The latest ANU Poll, issued to The Canberra Times, also finds Australians believe the nation's farmers produce safe food sustainably and ethically, and there is strong support for giving them extra financial help.The poll discovers Australians are still ... [Stock Journal - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Genetically Modified Crops, Biotechnology, Genetically Modified Foods

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Bengal puts Bt Brinjal on the backburner

Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has virtually said no to the commercial production of Bt Brinjal in the state.In a letter to Union Minister for Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh, the chief minister spelt out the problems in growing GM brinjal ... [Indian Express - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Pesticide, Genetically Modified Crops, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Jairam Ramesh, Human Health

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Chemistry)

Report claims farm chemical use has soared because of GM crops

A report from an organic organisation in the United States says the use of chemicals like pesticide and herbicide has soared because of genetically modified crops.The Organic Centre says in the past 13 years, an additional 174 million kilograms of chemicals ... [ABC Online - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Genetically Modified Crops, Chemical, Steve Hoffman, Organic

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

New study looks at "The Way in Which We Produce Our Food"

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pacific Research Institute, a free-market think tank based in California, released a new report examining the environmental and health concerns associated with genetically modified (GM) crops. 'The Way in Which We Produce Our Food,' ... [AgProfessional - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Genetically Modified Crops, Genetically Modified, Environment, Pacific Research Institute

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 Documents

Too many people&

Letters responding to: Too many people? No, too many Malthusians, by Brendan O’NeillWhile much advancement in agriculture is permanent (such as development of higher-yield cultivars, construction of irrigation systems and the development of crop rotation), ... [Spiked Online - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Nitrogen, Richard Overy, Brendan O Neill, Natural Gas, Electrolysis

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Biotechnology-regulations: A pressing imperative for developing countries

In most developed countries, regulations are in place that allow governments to make informed decisions in balancing potential benefits and potential risks of biotechnology products. But this is not the case in many developing countriesIt is, therefore, ... [Jamaica Gleaner - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Genetically Modified Crops, Biotechnology, Tolerance, Biosafety

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Lobbyists fight for GM-free crops

crops convened on the steps of Parliament House yesterday in a last-ditch effort for the State vernment to extend the GM moratorium.Earlier this year, minister for Agriculture Terry Redman approved trials of GM canola across selected sites in WA.The future ... [InMyCommunity - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Genetically Modified Crops, Perth (Australia), Terry Redman

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Million Belay: Ethiopia doesn’t need or want Bill Gates

Ecological campaigner Million Belay talks about why protecting Ethiopia's biodiversity is so important and why he opposes the intervention of philanthropists like Bill Gates Ethiopias culture and forests are gradually being eroded. The younger generation ... [The Ecologist - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Biodiversity, Bill Gates, Ethiopia

Quotes

...by Amy Kaleita, Ph D , PRI senior fellow in environmental studies, concludes that genetically modified crop regulations are often based on fear: "Over-regulation of GMGM crops has little to no environmental benefit, and instead discourages genetic diversity, encourages corporate monopoly, and limits opportunities for farmers on the margins." The study presents the basic science of genetic crop modification, an overview of environmental concerns associated with GM crops, and an analysis of...

New study looks at "The Way in Which We Produce Our Food" [AgProfessional - 11/20/2009]

...' Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, executive vice president, food and agriculture for the BIO, issued the following statement in response: "There's no doubt that farmers continue to embrace biotechnology because of the benefits these products deliver, specifically crops that yield more per acre with lower production costs while using farming practices that better protect the land and environment. 'This is especially true for American farmers, four out of five of whom choose biotech crop varieties over conventional crops that require more production inputs such as sprays to control insect pests and tilling to control weeds. 'Thanks to biotechnology, farmers have adopted no and reduced-tillage systems which utilize herbicidal weed control rather than plowing. This is delivering important benefits in the form of improved soil health and water retention, reduced runoff, fuel conservation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and more efficient carbon storage in the soil. 'In 2007, the fuel savings alone was equivalent to removing 31.2 billion pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or equal to removing nearly 6.3 million cars from the road for one year. 'Furthermore, biotech crop varieties have dramatically reduced farmers' reliance on pesticide applications. Since 1997, the use of pesticides on global biotech crop acreage has been reduced by 790 million pounds, an 8.8 percent reduction. 'Decades of documented evidence demonstrates that agricultural biotechnology is a safe and beneficial technology that contributes to both environmental and economic sustainability. Many experts agree that agricultural biotechnology has an important role to play in helping to feed and fuel a growing world. In the future, biotechnology's benefits will only improve.' BIO represents more than 1,200 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the researchresearch and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world."

BIO disputes report's arguments; says U.S. farmers continue to favor biotech crops [AgProfessional - 11/20/2009]

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Today's Business Headlines [WA Business News - 11/20/2009]
Report claims farm chemical use has soared beca... [ABC Online - 11/20/2009]
Major food brands commit to GM-free [Queensland Country Life - 11/20/2009]
Bengal puts Bt Brinjal on the backburner [Indian Express - 11/20/2009]
GM food news. [Food Line Web - 11/19/2009]
U.S. Farmers Continue To Favor Biotech Crop Var... [Medical News Today - 11/19/2009]
Four years of bitter harvest [Indian Express - 11/19/2009]
Prince Charles at odds with Ed Balls over axing... [Mail Online UK - 11/19/2009]
Food and agriculture: How to feed the world [The Economist - 11/19/2009]
Prince Charles on collision course with Ed Ball... [Mail Online UK - 11/19/2009]
Prince Charles teaches Ed Balls a lesson in fig... [Mail Online UK - 11/19/2009]
Why the US is so keen to sell Bt brinjal to India [rediff.com - 11/19/2009]
Is Monsanto the answer or the problem? [Kuwait Times - 11/19/2009]
Prince Charles fights Ed Balls to save history ... [London Evening Standard - 11/19/2009]
Biotechnology-regulations: A pressing imperativ... [Jamaica Gleaner - 11/19/2009]
Government approved GM food safe to eat [People's Daily Online - 11/19/2009]
GM crops 'have a role in preventing world hunger' [The Independent - 11/19/2009]
GM crops have a role in preventing world hunger... [Belfast Telegraph - 11/19/2009]
GM crops have a role in preventing world hunger... [Belfast Telegraph - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Genetically Engineered Agriculture Results in I... [Treehugger - 11/18/2009] Image via TheSquigglyLine.If gentically engineered (GE) crops mean more chemicals, farmer costs, and health risks...is that a good thing?If you've listened recently ...
Paula Crossfield: A New Report Reveals that GM ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/17/2009] A new report out today, Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years [pdf] authored by Dr. Charles ...
Mira Kamdar: The Shah Appointment at USAID [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/16/2009] Talkin' Bout a (Second Genetically-Engineered Privatized) Green Revolution The Cold War is over! The Cold War is back! With the appointment of Rajiv ...
The Angry Mermaid Strikes Back [Oil Change - 11/16/2009] All the news reports this morning are that a deal at Copenhagen is dead. Barack Obama has said that we had run out of time to secure a deal in December. This will ...
Attitudes Toward Genetically Modified Foods are... [Treehugger - 11/13/2009] Soybeans are one of the world's most genetically modified crops. Photo credit: Clearly Ambiguous via FlickrFood security is becoming a bigger and bigger part of ...

Audio/Video

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Can Biotechnology avert "the Perfect Storm... [EuropaBio - YouTube - 10/02/2009]
September 16, 2009 Episode [Mefeedia Video Tag : neuroscien - 09/16/2009]
Get the Facts: International Innovation & T... [EuropaBio - YouTube - 09/04/2009]
Biofuels and Our Energy Future [Mefeedia Video Tag : biotechnology - 05/20/2009]
Biofuels and Our Energy Future [Mefeedia Video Tag : biotechnology - 05/19/2009]

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