GM crops
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Posted by jamie — 8 June 2009 at 1:55pm
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In a new photo essay, rice farming in southern China is put under the spotlight to show how traditional methods are still working well without any tinkering from the GM industry.
Posted by jamie — 21 May 2009 at 3:35pm
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Mr Potato Head makes an appearance in Amsterdam
It sounds like something that would have appeared on the late, lamented Eurotrash but giant potatoes have been spotted recently cycling through the Netherlands. However, it isn't an offbeat continental cultural outing, but a reminder to the Dutch public about the importance of organic farming and the perils of GM technology.
Posted by jamie — 23 September 2008 at 11:21am
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Government wonks have once again been druming up support for GM food, the latest tub-thumping courtesy of science minister Ian Pearson. He's been saying that if engineered crops can be demonstrated to alleviate hunger around the world, then the great British public will be only too happy to see them being cultivated in our green and pleasant land as well.
Posted by jossc — 12 May 2008 at 4:12pm
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GM food producers are reeling after new investigations by the European Commission (EC) uncovered problems with three new types of genetically modified crops. The Commission raised concerns over a new type of GM potato and two types of GM maize, all of which had previously been given the green light by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). For the first time, Europe's most senior lawmakers are publicly questioning the safety of GM crops.
Posted by jamie — 19 February 2008 at 1:00pm
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Yesterday, EU farm ministers voted on whether
to approve the use of new GM crops including a variety of potato developed by
chemical giant BASF. According to Reuters, they failed to reach a consensus
which is good in the sense that the proposed crops weren't approved, but bad
because the decision will now be passed back to the European Commission. The EC
is heavily pro-GM so it's likely that all five crops under consideration will
be approved with a nod and a wink.
Posted by jamie — 15 January 2008 at 4:28pm
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Sacre
bleu. At the end of last week, French president Nicolas Sarkozy took a stand against biotech giant Monsanto and banned a strain of GM maize which has previously been grown by French farmers.
Their MON
810 variety - according to AFP, the only type of GM maize currently being grown
in France - has been withdrawn after a committee of scientists, farmers and
politicians raised doubts over its continued use. Advocating the precautionary
principle, Sarkozy invoked an EU clause to stop Monsanto's maize being grown.
Posted by jamie — 8 January 2008 at 11:25am
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Posted by jamie — 9 November 2007 at 3:13pm
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Indian farmers campaigning against GM rice near Lucknow earlier this week © Greenpeace
A couple of GM stories have popped up recently over on our international site, one of which requires your help.
Posted by jamie — 17 September 2007 at 11:16am
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As if Monday mornings weren't generally bad enough, the Guardian's headline this morning warns of the "return of GM". Biotech companies and government ministers are preparing to shoehorn GM technologies into UK agriculture, using climate change as an excuse. Their reasoning is that they'll be able to win the public over this time round if they claim that GM crops are needed to keep us fed as the climate becomes less favourable to regular varieties.