Dependency, distress and no durable agronomic benefits: The story of Bt cotton in India
New paper shows Bt cotton’s primary impact on agriculture is to make farming more capital-intensive
New paper shows Bt cotton’s primary impact on agriculture is to make farming more capital-intensive
They were the GM cows that would change the dairy industry forever, but then it all went wrong
With Bt resistance in one pest and surging populations of non-target pests, farmers now spend more on pesticides today than before the introduction of Bt – study
Inspector general to open investigations into dicamba registrations and labelling
The research, used to help avoid a ban, claimed "severe impacts" on farming if glyphosate was outlawed
Organisation accused of kowtowing to big business by appointing former Rwandan agriculture minister with links to agro-industry
Government talks a good game about the wonders of genetic engineering but has no idea what it is, what it can do – and what it can’t
Pat Thomas reports on animal sentinels in a toxic world
Claims say weedkilling products developed by the former Monsanto and other chemical companies are destroying and contaminating crops, including organic