Rice can often contain high levels of arsenic, writes Andy Meharg. But while levels of this highly toxic element are tightly regulated in water, the EU has set no limits for arsenic in food. This needs to change, fast - and until it does, be careful not to feed too much rice to babies and small children ...
… Rice can have high levels of arsenic - so why … 2014 Comment Food Farming Toxics baby-rice-cut.jpg Rice can often contain high levels of arsenic, …
Farmers in the Bicol region of the Philippines have gathered to renew their fight against field trials of Golden Rice and halt moves towards its commercialization. But with last year's 'advanced' Golden Rice trials showing low yields, the prospect of a GR release is fast receding.
… Philippines: farmers call to stop 'Golden Rice' trials Oliver Tickell | 8th September … GMOs Philippines Science Nutrition bicol-rice-harvest-cut.jpg Farmers in the Bicol … their fight against field trials of Golden Rice and halt moves towards its …
Advocates of Golden Rice - a GMO rice that produces Vitamin A - present the debate over its use a clear moral choice with only one possible conclusion. But as Clare Westwood writes, the reality is very different ...
… Golden Rice - a complex tangle of unanswered … 2014 Comment GMOs Food Farming golden-rice-irri.png Advocates of Golden Rice - a GMO rice that produces Vitamin A - …
Campaigners who dared confront the might of the US's nuclear weapons establishment, in the process revealing the chronic insecurity of its facilities, are paying a heavy price, writes Michael Edwards. But their strength, serenity and joy in the face of brutal injustice brings hope to the world for a just and peaceful future.
… Sister Megan Rice is an inspiration to all humanity Michael … August 2014 Comment Peace WMD USA Law megan-rice-cut.jpg Campaigners who dared confront … of its facilities, are paying a heavy price, writes Michael Edwards. But their …
Research on the biological effects of radiation near the Fukushima nuclear disaster site finds a powerful response in rice seedlings, writes Gregory McCann. The discovery will do nothing to boost consumer confidence in resumed rice exports from the Fukushima region.
… Fukushima radiation damages rice genome Gregory McGann | 18th September … Japan Food Farming Science Nuclear Power rice-fukushima-cut.jpg Research on the … disaster site finds a powerful response in rice seedlings, writes Gregory McCann. The …
High principles dominate the rhetoric on freedom-loving Ukraine, writes JP Sottile. But more mundane realities - like the interests of US oil corporations and Ukraine's vast shale gas capacity - might just be part of the volatile equation.
… Ukraine, Chevron, Condi Rice and shale gas ... join the dots JP … most-revealing voice in the chorus is Condi Rice. She penned a tension-filled op-ed on … learned through painful experience, Condi Rice, much like Henry Kissinger, was all about …
After a peaceful protest against nuclear weapons showed up shoddy security at a $19 billion nuclear bomb factory site, writes Kevin Alexander Gray, Uncle Sam got mad - against the protestors, now jailed for up to five years. Will Peace Prize winner Obama set them free?
… of these weapons." So spoke Sister Megan Rice, an 84 year-old Catholic nun, imprisoned … cloth. Gregory Boertje-Obed, Sister Megan Rice, and Michael Walli are three of those … Amul R. Thapar in Knoxville, Tenn. sentenced Rice to 35 months in prison and three years …
A simple agricultural technique could release farmers from the grip of agrochemical corporations. With no patents, no royalties and no licensing fees, this system just benefits the farmers.
… and Bayer, because this emerging System of Rice Intensification (SRI) uses no chemicals, … Vietnam and Latin America, and not just with rice, but also with wheat, sugar cane, teff, … simple husbandry technique whereby individual rice seedlings (rather than bunches of …
The spectacle of climate breakdown in South India.
… the month of Ramayana. Kanji is the typical rice soup of Kerala. But there is special rice soup in Karkidakam called Karkidaka Kanji … changes in temperatures, hence crops like rice, coconut, coffee, pepper and cardamom are …
Doima, a small town in the Colombian highlands, is on the front line of battle against a giant government-backed gold mine that would fill a nearby valley hundreds of metres deep in over a billion tonnes of mine waste. Hal Rhoades met Mariana Goméz Soto, an activist in Doima's campaign to defeat the mine project.
… food there. The land is perfect for growing rice, maize, manioc and other crops. When I … my grandfather and his brother who started a rice farm right near the town. I grew up there really, watching the rice fields change colour and the sunsets over …
The Gates Foundation has sunk $15 million into developing GMO 'super bananas' with high levels of pre-Vitamin A, writes Adam Breasley. But the project is using 'stolen' genes from a Micronesian banana cultivar. And what exactly is the point, when delicious, popular, nutritious 'red bananas' rich in caroteinoids are already grown around the tropics?
… human feeding trials of so-called 'Golden Rice' in the US and in China have been plagued … from the Tufts human trials of 'Golden Rice' from her permission to conduct human … ethics in the human feeding trials of 'Golden Rice' carried out in Hunan . The American …
Modern technology has a lot to offer small farmers in poor countries, writes Tony Juniper - just not the GMOs and pesticides that are widely touted. But how about film, digital communications and smart phones? These new media can empower farmers and allow them to share knowledge and experience of how to produce more, from less.
… program of training and visits. Twice the rice, half the water Another measure of … point where they are producing twice as much rice with half as much water - thereby helping … that the ecological damage was an acceptable price to pay for cheap food are over. No longer …
The shadowy parallel court system of major trade agreements makes it difficult for countries to ban broad-spectrum insecticides.
… International Trade Editor’s Picks village-rice-fields-japan-cut.jpg The shadowy parallel … ongoing worldwide insect extinction event, rice-field insects such as dragonflies that …
The global homogenisation of food carries costs, writes Sayed Azam-Ali - notably the world's the increasing dependence on just a few 'elite crops', creating a precarious food system vulnerable to climate change. We must diversify our diets, and the crops that that feed us.
… edible plant species, just three (wheat, rice and maize) now account for more than 60% … were substantially reduced in wheat, rice, soybean and pea crops grown under the CO …
A new report reveals huge declines in the UK's migratory birds that winter deep in Africa's rainforests. Shorter distance migrants are performing much better, with some recording big population increases.
… as well as the conversion of floodplains to rice fields, and floodplain woodlands to … as well as the conversion of floodplains to rice fields, and floodplain woodlands to …
Robert 'Bo' Jacobs was brought up under the shadow of nuclear war. A world expert on the cultural and social impacts of radiation, he lives and works in Hiroshima. Julio Godoy caught the chance of an interview ... and discovered that nuclear war is still going on today - in slow motion.
… is a legally allowable level for caesium in rice. So if some rice is contaminated above this legal level it … but rather is mixed with uncontaminated rice until it is below this level. This is a …
Climate breakdown will stress essential food crops. Scientists and farmers in India are working together to find a solution for chickpeas.
… more towards the production of crops like rice and wheat. This moved chickpeas … already been used in other crops like rice, vegetables etc. in the west,” …
The Gates Foundation is spending half a billion dollars a year to 'feed the world', most of it aimed at Africa. But as GRAIN discovers, it is imposing a model of high-tech, high-input 'green revolution' farming, complete with GMOs, agro-chemicals and a pro-business neoliberal agenda, all in in alliance with corporate agriculture.
… and distribution of hybrid maize and rice varieties. But it also uses funds from … to develop and distribute hybrid maize and rice varieties, but also to raise "awareness … African ca shews and for support to African rice farmers ($51.1m), and another three …
A new report reveals that Chinese-led criminal gangs are conspiring with corrupt Tanzanian officials and senior politicians to traffic huge amounts of ivory. The corruption even extends into the Chinese navy, diplomatic missions and Presidential entourage - all involved in the lucrative but illegal trade.
… such a large amount of ivory that local prices increased. Two traders claimed that a … One of them explained to investigators: "The price was very high because the demand was … the business goes up." He added that the price per kilo in the market doubled to US$700 …
We need millions of new climate jobs every year if we have any hope of cutting the emissions necessary to avert breakdown.
… include sewage systems, processing waste, rice cultivation, livestock, fertilizers and … In this case, the droughts will push the price of bread or rice beyond what ordinary people can afford. …
Maria Evrenos left her wallet at home for a week to discover that even an inexperienced urban forager can survive without money for a week by treasuring other people's trash.
… croissant, four bananas, chocolate, some rice - and bliss ... abandoned beer from the … the only breakfast I could find was some rice, miniature pretzels and half a Strongbow …
Scientists think the amount of methane emitted to the atmosphere from freshwater ecosystems will increase as the climate warms, reports Tim Radford. And that will trigger further warming.
… lakes, deltas, bogs, swamps, marshlands and rice paddy fields. Methane or natural gas is a …
When we speak of WMD, we usually think of weapons - nuclear, biological, or chemical - that are delivered in a moment, writes Tom Engelhardt. But what of climate change: a WMD on a long fuse, already lit and smoking ...
… were those "mushroom clouds" that Condoleezza Rice, our national security advisor, was so … masses of refugees; rising global food prices; and among other catastrophes on the …