The promise of more food from increased yields is driving the appeal for more GM crops, but that promise is theoretical and unfulfilled, argue Dr Ricarda A Steinbrecher and Antje Lorch
… to be herbicide-tolerant or to produce insecticides yield more, this is not supported … to be herbicide-tolerant or to produce insecticides yield more, this is not supported …
Why are GM crops being grown, how are plants genetically modified, where is it being cultivated, who’s in control and what is being researched and developed?
Some GM questions answered The Ecologist | 1st July 2003 News Gm Genetically Modified Research And Development Soya Biotechnology Gm Products Natural World Food And Farming Health Politics And …
In the penultimate extract from Fatal Harvest’s demolition of agribusiness disinformation, The Ecologist assesses the claim that biotechnology will solve industrial agriculture’s ills.
… so that each plant produces its own insecticide. Independent research shows that …
For 40 years Percy Schmeiser grew oilseed rape on his farm in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Usually, he would sow each year’s crop with seeds saved from the previous harvest. In 1998 Monsanto took Schmeiser to court.
… we use one third of all the chemicals – insecticides, herbicides and pesticides – in …