Why genetically engineered food is dangerous
http://earthopensource.org/files/pdfs/GMO_Myths_and_Truths/GMO_Myths_and_Truths_1.1.pdfNew report by genetic engineers
Press release for immediate release
Earth Open Source
17 June 2012
Contact: Claire Robinson +44 (0)752 753 6923 (UK) claire.robinson@earthopensource.org
Dr John Fagan +1 312 351 2001 jfagan@earthopensource.org
Dr Michael Antoniou +44 (0)20 7188 3708 michael.antoniou@kcl.ac.uk
LONDON, UK – Aren’t critics of genetically engineered food anti-science? Isn’t the debate over GMOs (genetically modified organisms) a spat between emotional but ... Continue Reading
Dismal picture of cotton in Madhya Pradesh in the past decade
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, April 4th 2012. Under Bt Cotton, News, Reports Tags: Bt cotton in Madhya Pradesh, Bt cotton myths
A report released by Beej Swaraj Abhiyan and Hamara Beej Abhiyan in Madhya Pradesh on March 31st 2012, also including data from a primary survey taken up in 2012, to look at the comparative performance of Bt cotton with a set of sample farmers in Kharif 2011 as compared to ... Continue Reading
Bt cotton hype in Karnataka exposed
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, April 4th 2012. Under Bt Cotton, News, Reports Tags: Bt cotton in Karnataka, Bt cotton myths
A report released on the occasion of a one-day workshop called "10 years of Bt cotton in Karnataka: Whither other cotton?", with partial support from the Karnataka State Biodiversity Board on March 29th 2012 is available here. This report exposes the reality of fluctuating yields of cotton in the state, ... Continue Reading
10 years of Bt Cotton – False Hype and Failed Promises Exposed
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, March 21st 2012. Under Bt Cotton, News, Press Releases, Reports Tags: Bt cotton, Bt cotton false hype failed promise, cotton farmers crisis, farm suicides
The false hype and failed promises of Bt cotton in India were exposed by the Coalition for GM-Free India with a special report released in a press conference here today. As the 10th anniversary of Bt cotton’s regulatory approval in India approaches, the Coalition, using data from government institutions, highlighted ... Continue Reading