Global Issues News Headlines for “Genetically Engineered Food”

South Africa: GMOs - Strategic Priority in Whose Interest?

2009-10-27T00:00:00-07:00

The South African government is in the process of drafting regulations to police genetically modified organisms (GMO) as part of the national Consumer Protection Act, but environmental experts are worried the GMO section of the new Act, which was signed into law last April, will not be put into practice.

India: Controversy Rages over Genetically Modified ‘Brinjal’

2009-10-22T00:00:00-07:00

Scientists and activists say that but for the fact that the 'brinjal', also called 'eggplant' or 'aubergine', is native to India and a favourite on the table, the decision to allow commercial release of its genetically modified (GM) variety may have gone unremarked.

Chile: War Over Seeds

2009-09-03T00:00:00-07:00

Environmental organisations, organic farmers and indigenous people in Chile are opposed to a draft law that would expands the rights of the developers of new varieties of plants, while the government and seed companies argue that there will be no negative impacts on small farmers and biodiversity.

Environment: Monsanto, Dow Stacking the Deck, Critics Say

2009-07-29T00:00:00-07:00

The most complex genetically engineered corn (maize) yet has been approved for use next year in Canada and the United States without its potential health and environmental risks being investigated, anti-biotech activists charged Wednesday.

Agriculture: Biotechnology: Africa Must Not Be Left Behind

2009-07-03T00:00:00-07:00

Africa must embrace agricultural biotechnology or risk being excluded from a major technological revolution that has had increased food production in the Europe, North America and Asia.

/corrected Repeat*/development: Investment in Small Farmers Crucial in Africa

2009-06-22T00:00:00-07:00

Attempts to alleviate poverty and hunger and boost African economies are futile if the needs and potential of small-scale farmers in the region are ignored and the issue of trade barriers remains unaddressed.

Africa: ‘‘Boost Development Through Labour Intensive Farming’’

2009-06-18T00:00:00-07:00

Development in Africa should be boosted through labour-intensive production on small to medium sized farms. To advance food security in Africa, governments should assist small farmers with credit lines and infrastructure while buffering them against fluctuations in world food prices.

Health-Argentina: Scientists Reveal Effects of Herbicide

2009-04-15T00:00:00-07:00

Glyphosate, the herbicide used on soybeans in Argentina, causes malformations in amphibian embryos, say scientists here who revealed the findings of a study that has not yet been published.

Agriculture: GM Maize Finds Its Way to Cuba's Fields

2009-04-11T00:00:00-07:00

With little fanfare, genetically modified maize produced by Cuba's genetic and biotechnology engineering centre, CIGB, is being grown on test plots as part of a new project involving five of the Caribbean island nation's provinces.

Mexico: Cradle of Maize Rocked by Transgenics

2009-03-16T00:00:00-07:00

Mexico has lifted the ban on experimental cultivation of transgenic maize imposed in 1999 in this country where the crop was first domesticated and shaped human culture. Biotech giants have put forward two dozen projects for approval and have announced investments of 382 million dollars up to 2012.