Archive for May, 2008

Ideological Nature of Food Security Debate a Disservice to Africa

Source: The African Executive
Date: May 29, 2008
The renewed interest in finding ways of making Africa self-sufficient in food is welcome. It is a shame for Africa to be chronically dependent on food handouts. Devoting too much time and energy in the struggle for food and mere sustenance hinders Africa from tackling its many other [...]

The truth about food

Source: Prospect Magazine
Author: Robert Paarlberg
Date: May 29, 2008
As everyone knows, the price of many basic foodstuffs has surged in the past half year. Rice tripled in price over just the first four months of 2008, wheat doubled and corn rose 46 per cent. The New York Times has dubbed this a “world food crisis” and [...]

Transgenic maize to cure HIV/AIDS

Scientific Blogging has an interesting article entitled “Will Corn Help Cure AIDS?” The article is about study findings released in April - by scientists from the Universidad de Lleida (University of Lleida) in Spain -which detail how transgenic maize (corn) can be used to cure HIV/AIDS, a debilitating disease that has killed millions in [...]

French parliament adopts contested GM crops bill

Source: Yahoo News
Date: May 22, 2008
PARIS (AFP) - The French parliament on Thursday adopted a controversial bill on genetically-modified (GM) crops that had raised hackles in both the right-wing ruling camp and the opposition.
The legislation, which brings France into line with a 2001 European Union law, sets out rules on the growing [...]

Technology Improves Food Production

Source: Eagle World News
Date: May 20, 2008
WASHINGTON - The Green Revolution is a good example of how technological advances can have a dramatic effect on economic development - in this case on food production. Other technological innovations are helping to improve agricultural production, from empowering farmers in India to an international effort to breed [...]

Princeton intern on genetically modified foods

Laura Kahn, an intern at the Princeton University-based Program on Science and Global Security has published a very interesting article on genetically modified foods.
Kahn seeks to deal, head on, with pessimism that usually greets these foods. Unlike other bloggers, Kahn has science as her shield. I, especially, like her effort to demistify the myth [...]

Plant biotechnology is key to maintaining biological diversity while helping to achieve global food security

Source: Genetic News
Date: May 16, 2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Biotech adoption rates continue to rise worldwide as governments increasingly recognize the potential benefits that plant biotechnology can play in increasing productivity while reducing agriculture’s impact on the environment. This week, as the fourth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (MOP-4) takes place [...]

CropLife International offers online Biotech Benefits Database

Source: CropLife International
Date: May 15, 2008
CropLife International announced today that its Biotech Benefits Database now contains over 80 published papers and reviews that demonstrate the benefits associated with the use of agricultural biotechnology products. Read more….

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MINFAL and Monsanto sign Letter of Intent

Source: Daily Times
Date:May 15, 2008
ISLAMABAD: To introduce the certified BT Cotton seed, the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL) Tuesday signed Letter of Intent (LoI) with Monsanto. Read more….

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Egypt approves commercialisation of first GM crop

Source: SciDev.net
Date: May 15, 2008
[CAIRO] Egypt has approved the cultivation and commercialisation of a Bt maize variety, marking the first legal introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops into the country.Read more….

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