Farmers planting diverse crops to increase their yield.
Currently the world’s big agrochemical firms that produce GE seeds – notably Monsanto, Bayer and Syngenta(1) - are investing millions of dollars every year to promote so-called benefits of the use of their GE technology. But the truth is that...
‘Golden’ rice has been in development for almost 20 years and has still not made any impact on the prevalence of VAD (vitamin A deficiency). Not only has it failed to have any impact on VAD while using money and resources that could have been...
Thailand is the largest exporter of rice in the world, and the Thai rice industry is therefore heavily dependent on the perceptions of its export customers. An unintended release of GE rice would disrupt Thailand’s rice grain merchandising...
The introduction of genetic engineering (GE) in plant breeding has been accompanied by the expansion of patent monopolies.
Human-induced climate change is resulting in less and more erratic rainfall, especially in regions where food security is very low. The poor in rural and dry areas will suffer the most and will require cheap and accessible strategies to adapt to...
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