A BBC documentary claimed 90% success for a controversial GM crop in Bangladesh, Bt brinjal, writes Claire Robinson. But as journalist Faisal Rahman discovered, there's no evidence to support the claim, the BBC relied on biased sources, and its journalists failed to investigate reports of widespread crop failure. Was it all an exercise in pro-GMO propaganda?
… | 30th July 2015 News GMOs Food Farming Media Bangladesh UK … 90% success for a controversial GM crop in Bangladesh, Bt brinjal, writes Claire … Fear', has come under attack from a Bangladeshi journalist for falsely portraying …
There's absolutely no evidence for BBC Panorama's claim of 90% success for Bt brinjal in Bangladesh, writes Claire Robinson. But that has not stopped the BBC Trust from dismissing all complaints against its monstrously dishonest report. Nor has it diminished the jubilation of GMO cheerleaders.
… | 14th April 2016 Comment GMOs Science Bangladesh Media UK Regulation Farming … claim of 90% success for Bt brinjal in Bangladesh, writes Claire Robinson. But that … Bt toxin, had been a 90% success in Bangladesh. In reality, the claimed "success" …
Cornell’s 'no pest' Bt brinjal project in Bangladesh appears to be going great with 200 farmers signed up, reports Farida Akhter. Only its not - hardly any of the farmers who grew the GM plants in previous years have come back for more after their crops wilted, failed to ripen, or were devastated by pests.
… Bangladeshi farmers ditch GM brinjal Farida … Akhtar GMWatch | 5th February 2016 News Bangladesh GMOs Farming bt-brinjal.png … Cornell’s 'no pest' Bt brinjal project in Bangladesh appears to be going great with 200 …