2020

New report – frequently asked questions about CRISPR and other types of gene editing

Decision will allow continued use of the controversial herbicide blamed for millions of acres of crop damage

Gene editing technology remains unpredictable, say researchers

"We could love the limits to action imposed by nature as much as we love to transcend them" – Chris Smaje, author of new book
The inspiring article summarised below is an excerpt from the new book by Chris Smaje, A Small Farm Future: Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning, Agricultural Diversity, and a Shared Earth (Chelsea Green Publishing, October 2020).---

Commission must enforce EU law on GMOs

CRISPR and new forms of gene manipulation must not be allowed anywhere near our food systems or into the wider environment

Deal is further assault on nature and will prolong the unfair allocation of CAP funds to industrial agriculture

Support for GM crops is declining among member states

New database launched

Attorney Ben Crump denounces Bayer's cynicism