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Crop biotechnology: Is misinformation still winning?

Alliance for Science | 
The journal GM Crops and Food has begun posting a collection of invited papers on “GM Narratives and Misinformation.” ...
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Viewpoint: Beyond marketing — Why claims that “organic = better” do not stand up to scrutiny

Harvard Gazette | 
Is organic food, grown without synthetic chemicals, healthier than conventionally grown food? Roughly 40 percent of Americans say at least some ...
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97% of bioengineered crops are soybean, yellow corn, cotton and canola. Can science break the ‘social panic’ that has limited this breakthrough technology?

China Daily | 
As of 2019, 84 percent of all GMO crop acres were in just four western hemisphere countries (the United States, ...
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Viewpoint: ‘Less starvation and less malnutrition are a priceless benefit of GM crops’

Western Producer | 
Over the past 20 years, academics have analyzed the yield effects following the adoption of GM crops in every market ...
Targeting sustainable farming: Here’s how much money low and middle-income countries are missing out on if they reject genetically-modified crops

Targeting sustainable farming: Here’s how much money low and middle-income countries are missing out on if they reject genetically-modified crops

Cell Press | 
GM crops produce higher farm incomes plus reduced land tillage practices and lower insecticide use, bringing substantial environmental benefits. While ...
Viewpoint: Innovation vs. ideology — How the US and Europe differ on the goal of ‘green’, sustainable farming

Viewpoint: Innovation vs. ideology — How the US and Europe differ on the goal of ‘green’, sustainable farming

Food Policy | 
With its new Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy, the EU plans to expand organic farming, an approach that rules out ...
Gene-edited crops pose low risks — but still face regulatory and public acceptance challenges

Gene-edited crops pose low risks — but still face regulatory and public acceptance challenges

Widespread enthusiasm about potential contributions of genome-edited crops to address climate change, food security, nutrition and health, environmental sustainability and ...
Viewpoint: Why Europe’s Green Deal Farm to Fork Policy organic embrace is a rejection of green, sustainable agriculture — and will isolate Europe

Viewpoint: Why Europe’s Green Deal Farm to Fork Policy organic embrace is a rejection of green, sustainable agriculture — and will isolate Europe

Food Policy | 
With its new Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy, the EU plans to expand organic farming, an approach that rules out ...
Viewpoint: By blocking CRISPR gene editing, Europe is rejecting a proven tool to address climate change and food insecurity

Viewpoint: By blocking CRISPR gene editing, Europe is rejecting a proven tool to address climate change and food insecurity

Foreign Affairs | 
CRISPR technology is not the same as GMO technology; it does not introduce DNA from other species into plants. Yet ...
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Harvard food security expert: European influence keeps GMO crops out of Africa

World Politics Review | 
African countries have long maintained some of the strictest regulations on genetically modified agriculture, with only four out of 47 ...
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‘Environmental progress without organic’: Rachel Carson’s testy relationship with the organic food and farming movement

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Rachel Carson, who launched the modern environmental movement with her 1962 book “Silent Spring,” was a highly private person. But ...

The world needs genetically modified foods

Wall Street Journal | 
The following is an excerpt. The Whole Foods grocery chain recently announced its intent by 2018 to require labels on ...
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