IPS Genetically Modified
The expansion in the cultivation of GM (genetically modified) crops has been very rapid. In 1994, there were no GM crops grown commercially anywhere; by 1998, some 29 million hectares of GM crops were cultivated in the USA, Australia, Argentina, Canada and Mexico. There are some 1,500 to 2,000 biotechnology companies in the USA, and a further 700 in Europe. They are said to have already invested $8 billion in technology development. Learn about how GMOs influence your life.
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In New U.S. "Bioeconomy", Industry Trumps Environment
The White House on Thursday announced the formulation of the
National Bioeconomy Blueprint, aimed at shoring up the U.S.
commitment to bioscience-related research.
Mexican Seeds, the New Spoils for Food Corporations
Biodiversity and small and medium farms are threatened in Mexico by the looming approval of a reform of the law on plant varieties that will extend patent rights over seeds, activists and experts warn.
Mexico's Corn Festivals – a Haven from Transgenic Crops
Catalina Salvador, an 87-year-old peasant farmer who grows pumpkins, beans, and above all corn on her small plot of land, was one of the opponents of transgenic crops who took part in the traditional corn festival in San Juan Ixtenco in the central Mexican state of Tlaxcala.
Argentina Responds to Climate Challenge with Transgenic Seeds
Researchers in Argentina have isolated a sunflower gene and implanted it into corn, wheat and soybean seeds to make them more resistant to drought and soil salinity, problems increasingly faced by this South American agricultural powerhouse as a result of global warming.
