BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE A new paper describes a ‘critical control points’ approach to regulating new GE techniques, defining risk as where the technology creates a divergence between the amplification of safety and harm due to human manipulation, allowing technical experts to collaborate with publics with different expertise to identify and manage the technology GOLDEN RICE: A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GM UNINTENDED EFFECTS Golden rice has for over 20 years stood as the exemplar of a “good GMO” and proponents have blamed its failure to reach the market on “over-regulation” of GMOs and on “anti-GMO” opposition (Lee and Krimsky 2016). This latest research suggests a different

narrative.

GENE EDITING MYTHS AND REALITIES « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Gene Editing Myths and Realities. The agricultural biotech industry and affiliated groups are promoting the use of new biotechnology techniques known as gene editing in food and farming, most notably, the CRISPR/Cas gene editing technique. INVENTOR OF GENOME EDITING TECHNIQUE CAUGHT IN BIOSAFETY Inventor of Genome Editing Technique Caught in Biosafety Violations. Official documents reveal that Daniel Voytas, a professor at the University of Minnesota and the co-inventor of the genome editing tool TALENs, has been found to have violated basic laboratory AGROECOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES FOR DESIGNING Agroecology: principles and strategies for designing sustainable farming systems. Miguel A. Altieri. University of California, Berkeley. The concept of sustainable agriculture is a relatively recent response to the decline in the quality of the natural resource base associated with THE IMPACT OF GLYPHOSATE ON SOIL HEALTH « BIOSAFETY Impact on earthworms: Glyphosate showed a negative impact on the reproduction, growth, movement or activity of different species of earthworms. A study also found that earthworms avoided soil treated with the herbicide. The report recommends further research to examine the impact of glyphosate on other soil fauna and microflora. THE RISKS OF BT EGGPLANT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE The Bt eggplant includes two antibiotic marker genes, called nptII (neomycin phosphotransferase II) and aad (coding resistance to streptomycin or spectinomycin). Antibiotic resistance is recognized to be a major health problem in numerous countries, developed IMPACTS OF GM SOYA IN ARGENTINA « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear friends and colleagues, Re: Impacts of GM Soya in Argentina RAPID LOSS OF BETA CAROTENE IN GOLDEN RICE « BIOSAFETY Unless preserved in refrigerated condition in vacuum packaging as paddy, golden rice can lose up to 84 per cent of its beta carotene in six months, according to a new Indian government research. The degradation of beta carotene level gets faster with processing and is the highest in polished golden rice, said the research released two

months

HIGH GLYPHOSATE RESIDUES ON GM SOYBEAN, BUT RISK All our content may be republished or reused for free, except where otherwise noted. This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE A new paper describes a ‘critical control points’ approach to regulating new GE techniques, defining risk as where the technology creates a divergence between the amplification of safety and harm due to human manipulation, allowing technical experts to collaborate with publics with different expertise to identify and manage the technology GOLDEN RICE: A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GM UNINTENDED EFFECTS Golden rice has for over 20 years stood as the exemplar of a “good GMO” and proponents have blamed its failure to reach the market on “over-regulation” of GMOs and on “anti-GMO” opposition (Lee and Krimsky 2016). This latest research suggests a different

narrative.

GENE EDITING MYTHS AND REALITIES « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Gene Editing Myths and Realities. The agricultural biotech industry and affiliated groups are promoting the use of new biotechnology techniques known as gene editing in food and farming, most notably, the CRISPR/Cas gene editing technique. INVENTOR OF GENOME EDITING TECHNIQUE CAUGHT IN BIOSAFETY Inventor of Genome Editing Technique Caught in Biosafety Violations. Official documents reveal that Daniel Voytas, a professor at the University of Minnesota and the co-inventor of the genome editing tool TALENs, has been found to have violated basic laboratory AGROECOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES FOR DESIGNING Agroecology: principles and strategies for designing sustainable farming systems. Miguel A. Altieri. University of California, Berkeley. The concept of sustainable agriculture is a relatively recent response to the decline in the quality of the natural resource base associated with THE IMPACT OF GLYPHOSATE ON SOIL HEALTH « BIOSAFETY Impact on earthworms: Glyphosate showed a negative impact on the reproduction, growth, movement or activity of different species of earthworms. A study also found that earthworms avoided soil treated with the herbicide. The report recommends further research to examine the impact of glyphosate on other soil fauna and microflora. THE RISKS OF BT EGGPLANT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE The Bt eggplant includes two antibiotic marker genes, called nptII (neomycin phosphotransferase II) and aad (coding resistance to streptomycin or spectinomycin). Antibiotic resistance is recognized to be a major health problem in numerous countries, developed IMPACTS OF GM SOYA IN ARGENTINA « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear friends and colleagues, Re: Impacts of GM Soya in Argentina RAPID LOSS OF BETA CAROTENE IN GOLDEN RICE « BIOSAFETY Unless preserved in refrigerated condition in vacuum packaging as paddy, golden rice can lose up to 84 per cent of its beta carotene in six months, according to a new Indian government research. The degradation of beta carotene level gets faster with processing and is the highest in polished golden rice, said the research released two

months

HIGH GLYPHOSATE RESIDUES ON GM SOYBEAN, BUT RISK All our content may be republished or reused for free, except where otherwise noted. This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa GENE EDITING MYTHS AND REALITIES « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Gene Editing Myths and Realities. The agricultural biotech industry and affiliated groups are promoting the use of new biotechnology techniques known as gene editing in food and farming, most notably, the CRISPR/Cas gene editing technique. PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE The Precautionary Principle in Action: A Handbook. This is a guide to the precautionary principle and describe how it can be used to make preventive decisions in the face of uncertainty and to drive actions that will protect public health and the environment. February 15th, 2006 | Category: Precautionary Principle. IMPACTS OF GM SOYA IN ARGENTINA « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear friends and colleagues, Re: Impacts of GM Soya in Argentina GM HERBICIDE-RESISTANT CROPS HAVE ADVERSE IMPACTS ON Scientific data indicate that agricultural intensification and pesticide use are among the main drivers of biodiversity loss. The analysed data and experiences do not support statements that herbicide-resistant crops provide consistently better yields than conventional crops or reduce herbicide amounts. BIOSAFETY TWN BRIEFING TWN Third World Network Biosafety Briefing TWN Third World NETWorK is a network of groups and individuals involved in bringing about a greater articulation THE IMPACT OF GLYPHOSATE ON SOIL HEALTH « BIOSAFETY THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear Friends and Colleagues. The Impact of Glyphosate on Soil Health. Soils are the foundation of our food security and yet a recent global scientific assessment found that 33% of land is degraded due to the erosion, salinization, compaction and acidification and chemical pollution of

our soils.

BY EVA SIRINATHSINGHJI TWN T h i r d W o r l d N e t w o r k Biosafety Briefing TWN Third World NETWorK is a network of groups and individuals involved in bringing about a greater articulation BETTER RISK ASSESSMENT NEEDED FOR GE PLANTS THAT CAN THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Better Risk Assessment Needed for GE Plants That Can Persist and Propagate in the Environment GM MOSQUITOES INTERBREED WITH WILD POPULATIONS IN BRAZIL GM Mosquitoes Interbreed with Wild Populations in Brazil. Scientists from Yale University have found evidence that genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes released by British biotech firm Oxitec have successfully interbred with natural populations in Brazil. This is not supposed to happen as the GM OX513A mosquitoes were designed to be

‘self

DANGEROUS PROPOSAL FOR “GAIN OF FUNCTION” MODIFICATION OF THIRD WORLD NETWORK. ISSUE BRIEF FOR 69TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY (23 to 28 May 2016, Geneva) Dangerous Proposal for "Gain of Function"

Modification of

BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE The African Group, at a key meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), has expressed deep regret that because of the virtual setting, representation GENE EDITING MYTHS AND REALITIES « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Gene Editing Myths and Realities. The agricultural biotech industry and affiliated groups are promoting the use of new biotechnology techniques known as gene editing in food and farming, most notably, the CRISPR/Cas gene editing technique. GOLDEN RICE: A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GM UNINTENDED EFFECTS THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear Friends and Colleagues. Golden Rice: A Perfect Example of GM Unintended Effects. Genetically modified Golden Rice has long been promoted as a potent tool to alleviate Vitamin A deficiency. AGROECOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES FOR DESIGNING Agroecology: principles and strategies for designing sustainable farming systems. Miguel A. Altieri. University of California, Berkeley. The concept of sustainable agriculture is a relatively recent response to the decline in the quality of the natural resource base associated with INVENTOR OF GENOME EDITING TECHNIQUE CAUGHT IN BIOSAFETY All our content may be republished or reused for free, except where otherwise noted. This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa IMPACTS OF GM SOYA IN ARGENTINA « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear friends and colleagues, Re: Impacts of GM Soya in Argentina THE IMPACT OF GLYPHOSATE ON SOIL HEALTH « BIOSAFETY THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear Friends and Colleagues. The Impact of Glyphosate on Soil Health. Soils are the foundation of our food security and yet a recent global scientific assessment found that 33% of land is degraded due to the erosion, salinization, compaction and acidification and chemical pollution of

our soils.

RAPID LOSS OF BETA CAROTENE IN GOLDEN RICE « BIOSAFETY THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Rapid Loss of Beta Carotene in Golden Rice. According to new research published by Indian government scientists in the journal Food Chemistry, Golden Rice can lose up to 84% of its beta carotene in six months, unless preserved in refrigerated conditions in vacuum

packaging as paddy.

HIGH GLYPHOSATE RESIDUES ON GM SOYBEAN, BUT RISK All our content may be republished or reused for free, except where otherwise noted. This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa THE RISKS OF BT EGGPLANT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE The Bt eggplant includes two antibiotic marker genes, called nptII (neomycin phosphotransferase II) and aad (coding resistance to streptomycin or spectinomycin). Antibiotic resistance is recognized to be a major health problem in numerous countries, developed BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE The African Group, at a key meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), has expressed deep regret that because of the virtual setting, representation GENE EDITING MYTHS AND REALITIES « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Gene Editing Myths and Realities. The agricultural biotech industry and affiliated groups are promoting the use of new biotechnology techniques known as gene editing in food and farming, most notably, the CRISPR/Cas gene editing technique. GOLDEN RICE: A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GM UNINTENDED EFFECTS THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear Friends and Colleagues. Golden Rice: A Perfect Example of GM Unintended Effects. Genetically modified Golden Rice has long been promoted as a potent tool to alleviate Vitamin A deficiency. AGROECOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES FOR DESIGNING Agroecology: principles and strategies for designing sustainable farming systems. Miguel A. Altieri. University of California, Berkeley. The concept of sustainable agriculture is a relatively recent response to the decline in the quality of the natural resource base associated with INVENTOR OF GENOME EDITING TECHNIQUE CAUGHT IN BIOSAFETY All our content may be republished or reused for free, except where otherwise noted. This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa IMPACTS OF GM SOYA IN ARGENTINA « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear friends and colleagues, Re: Impacts of GM Soya in Argentina THE IMPACT OF GLYPHOSATE ON SOIL HEALTH « BIOSAFETY THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear Friends and Colleagues. The Impact of Glyphosate on Soil Health. Soils are the foundation of our food security and yet a recent global scientific assessment found that 33% of land is degraded due to the erosion, salinization, compaction and acidification and chemical pollution of

our soils.

RAPID LOSS OF BETA CAROTENE IN GOLDEN RICE « BIOSAFETY THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Rapid Loss of Beta Carotene in Golden Rice. According to new research published by Indian government scientists in the journal Food Chemistry, Golden Rice can lose up to 84% of its beta carotene in six months, unless preserved in refrigerated conditions in vacuum

packaging as paddy.

HIGH GLYPHOSATE RESIDUES ON GM SOYBEAN, BUT RISK All our content may be republished or reused for free, except where otherwise noted. This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa THE RISKS OF BT EGGPLANT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE The Bt eggplant includes two antibiotic marker genes, called nptII (neomycin phosphotransferase II) and aad (coding resistance to streptomycin or spectinomycin). Antibiotic resistance is recognized to be a major health problem in numerous countries, developed PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE The precautionary principle is based on good science. Prof. Peter Saunders and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho look at a few of the many examples where scientific evidence has made a compelling case for the application of the precautionary principle. GENE EDITING MYTHS AND REALITIES « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Gene Editing Myths and Realities. The agricultural biotech industry and affiliated groups are promoting the use of new biotechnology techniques known as gene editing in food and farming, most notably, the CRISPR/Cas gene editing technique. GM HERBICIDE-RESISTANT CROPS HAVE ADVERSE IMPACTS ON Farmland biodiversity is an important characteristic when assessing sustainability of agricultural practices and is of major international

concern.

IMPACTS OF GM SOYA IN ARGENTINA « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear friends and colleagues, Re: Impacts of GM Soya in Argentina BIOSAFETY TWN BRIEFING TWN Third World Network Biosafety Briefing TWN Third World NETWorK is a network of groups and individuals involved in bringing about a greater articulation BY EVA SIRINATHSINGHJI TWN T h i r d W o r l d N e t w o r k Biosafety Briefing TWN Third World NETWorK is a network of groups and individuals involved in bringing about a greater articulation EFFICACY OF BT PYRAMIDED CROPS IN QUESTION « BIOSAFETY THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear Friends and Colleagues. Efficacy of Bt Pyramided Crops in Question. During the past decade, the rapid and large-scale adoption of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops has led a number of targeted insect pests to evolve resistance to Bt toxins. Bt crop pyramids produce two or more active Bt toxins to broaden the THE IMPACT OF GLYPHOSATE ON SOIL HEALTH « BIOSAFETY THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear Friends and Colleagues. The Impact of Glyphosate on Soil Health. Soils are the foundation of our food security and yet a recent global scientific assessment found that 33% of land is degraded due to the erosion, salinization, compaction and acidification and chemical pollution of

our soils.

GM MOSQUITOES INTERBREED WITH WILD POPULATIONS IN BRAZIL THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues . GM Mosquitoes Interbreed with Wild Populations in Brazil. Scientists from Yale University have found evidence that genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes released by British biotech firm Oxitec have successfully interbred with natural populations in Brazil. BETTER RISK ASSESSMENT NEEDED FOR GE PLANTS THAT CAN THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Better Risk Assessment Needed for GE Plants That Can Persist and Propagate in BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE A new paper describes a ‘critical control points’ approach to regulating new GE techniques, defining risk as where the technology creates a divergence between the amplification of safety and harm due to human manipulation, allowing technical experts to collaborate with publics with different expertise to identify and manage the technology PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE The Precautionary Principle in Action: A Handbook. This is a guide to the precautionary principle and describe how it can be used to make preventive decisions in the face of uncertainty and to drive actions that will protect public health and the environment. February 15th, 2006 | Category: Precautionary Principle. GENE EDITING MYTHS AND REALITIES « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Gene Editing Myths and Realities. The agricultural biotech industry and affiliated groups are promoting the use of new biotechnology techniques known as gene editing in food and farming, most notably, the CRISPR/Cas gene editing technique. GOLDEN RICE: A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GM UNINTENDED EFFECTS Golden rice has for over 20 years stood as the exemplar of a “good GMO” and proponents have blamed its failure to reach the market on “over-regulation” of GMOs and on “anti-GMO” opposition (Lee and Krimsky 2016). This latest research suggests a different

narrative.

IMPACTS OF GM SOYA IN ARGENTINA « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear friends and colleagues, Re: Impacts of GM Soya in Argentina MODEL LAW FOR SAFETY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR AFRICA AFRICAN MODEL LAW ON SAFETY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY ——————————————– PREAMBLE. Whereas, modern biotechnology might have much promise for the THE RISKS OF BT EGGPLANT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THENEGATIVES OF EGGPLANTEGGPLANT TOXICITY IN HUMANSIS EGGPLANT GOOD FOR YOUWHY IS

EGGPLANT TOXIC

The Bt eggplant includes two antibiotic marker genes, called nptII (neomycin phosphotransferase II) and aad (coding resistance to streptomycin or spectinomycin). Antibiotic resistance is recognized to be a major health problem in numerous countries, developed A FEMINIST ETHICS OF CARE FRAMEWORK FOR RISK ASSESSMENT OF The Feminist Ethics of Care framework acknowledges that GM crops are part of and promote a system of industrialised agriculture that damages socio-ecological relations and argues that they cannot be evaluated in isolation of their systemic impact. The resolutions to many of the systemic challenges that South Africa faces in terms of

food

AGROECOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES FOR DESIGNING Agroecology: principles and strategies for designing sustainable farming systems. Miguel A. Altieri. University of California, Berkeley. The concept of sustainable agriculture is a relatively recent response to the decline in the quality of the natural resource base associated with RAPID LOSS OF BETA CAROTENE IN GOLDEN RICE « BIOSAFETY Unless preserved in refrigerated condition in vacuum packaging as paddy, golden rice can lose up to 84 per cent of its beta carotene in six months, according to a new Indian government research. The degradation of beta carotene level gets faster with processing and is the highest in polished golden rice, said the research released two

months

BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE A new paper describes a ‘critical control points’ approach to regulating new GE techniques, defining risk as where the technology creates a divergence between the amplification of safety and harm due to human manipulation, allowing technical experts to collaborate with publics with different expertise to identify and manage the technology PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE The Precautionary Principle in Action: A Handbook. This is a guide to the precautionary principle and describe how it can be used to make preventive decisions in the face of uncertainty and to drive actions that will protect public health and the environment. February 15th, 2006 | Category: Precautionary Principle. GENE EDITING MYTHS AND REALITIES « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE . Dear Friends and Colleagues. Gene Editing Myths and Realities. The agricultural biotech industry and affiliated groups are promoting the use of new biotechnology techniques known as gene editing in food and farming, most notably, the CRISPR/Cas gene editing technique. GOLDEN RICE: A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GM UNINTENDED EFFECTS Golden rice has for over 20 years stood as the exemplar of a “good GMO” and proponents have blamed its failure to reach the market on “over-regulation” of GMOs and on “anti-GMO” opposition (Lee and Krimsky 2016). This latest research suggests a different

narrative.

IMPACTS OF GM SOYA IN ARGENTINA « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear friends and colleagues, Re: Impacts of GM Soya in Argentina MODEL LAW FOR SAFETY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR AFRICA AFRICAN MODEL LAW ON SAFETY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY ——————————————– PREAMBLE. Whereas, modern biotechnology might have much promise for the THE RISKS OF BT EGGPLANT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE The Bt eggplant includes two antibiotic marker genes, called nptII (neomycin phosphotransferase II) and aad (coding resistance to streptomycin or spectinomycin). Antibiotic resistance is recognized to be a major health problem in numerous countries, developed A FEMINIST ETHICS OF CARE FRAMEWORK FOR RISK ASSESSMENT OF The Feminist Ethics of Care framework acknowledges that GM crops are part of and promote a system of industrialised agriculture that damages socio-ecological relations and argues that they cannot be evaluated in isolation of their systemic impact. The resolutions to many of the systemic challenges that South Africa faces in terms of

food

AGROECOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES FOR DESIGNING Agroecology: principles and strategies for designing sustainable farming systems. Miguel A. Altieri. University of California, Berkeley. The concept of sustainable agriculture is a relatively recent response to the decline in the quality of the natural resource base associated with RAPID LOSS OF BETA CAROTENE IN GOLDEN RICE « BIOSAFETY Unless preserved in refrigerated condition in vacuum packaging as paddy, golden rice can lose up to 84 per cent of its beta carotene in six months, according to a new Indian government research. The degradation of beta carotene level gets faster with processing and is the highest in polished golden rice, said the research released two

months

BIOSAFETY ASSESSMENT TOOL (BAT) « BIOSAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE Biosafety Assessment Tool rn Welcome to the BAT rn Why use the Biosafety Assessment Tool?rnThe BAT can be used to assist you evaluating the scientific documents that should accompany an application for development or release of any GMO, including Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) as required under the Cartagena Protocol on

Biosafety.

THE IMPACT OF GLYPHOSATE ON SOIL HEALTH « BIOSAFETY THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE. Dear Friends and Colleagues. The Impact of Glyphosate on Soil Health. Soils are the foundation of our food security and yet a recent global scientific assessment found that 33% of land is degraded due to the erosion, salinization, compaction and acidification and chemical pollution of

our soils.

THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IN ACTION: A HANDBOOK The Precautionary Principle in Action: A Handbook « Biosafety Information Centre. « Caring for Life: Genetics, Agriculture and Human Life. Effects of Diets Containing Genetically Modified Potatoes Expressing Galanthus Nivalis Lectin on Rat Small Intestine ». BIOSAFETY TWN BRIEFING TWN Third World Network Biosafety Briefing TWN Third World NETWorK is a network of groups and individuals involved in bringing about a greater articulation THE CARTAGENA BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL AND THE WTO AGREEMENTS THE Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was negotiated amidst strong threats from major exporting countries that it would violate trade rules at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). While the relationship between the Protocol and other international agreements is not definitively addressed in the Protocol, its substantive provisions are

consistent

GENE EDITED FARM ANIMALS WILL THREATEN HUMAN, ANIMAL AND All our content may be republished or reused for free, except where otherwise noted. This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa INVENTOR OF GENOME EDITING TECHNIQUE CAUGHT IN BIOSAFETY Inventor of Genome Editing Technique Caught in Biosafety Violations. Official documents reveal that Daniel Voytas, a professor at the University of Minnesota and the co-inventor of the genome editing tool TALENs, has been found to have violated basic laboratory GLYPHOSATE DISRUPTS GUT BACTERIA AND CAUSES LIVER AND All our content may be republished or reused for free, except where otherwise noted. This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa CALL TO RETHINK GENETICALLY ENGINEERED HERBICIDE-TOLERANT MON 87429 is genetically engineered to tolerate four herbicides: dicamba, 2,4-D, quizalofop, and glufosinate. “In the escalating weed wars, as herbicide use is increasing the industry is returning to hazardous chlorinated chemicals such as 2,4-D, dicamba and quizalofop,” said Meg Sears, Chair of PCN. “Returning to multiple

older herbicide

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AFRICA CALLS OUT INEQUITABLE VIRTUAL NEGOTIATIONS ON BIODIVERSITY The African Group, at a key meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), has expressed deep regret that because of the virtual setting, representation from the African Parties has been extremely

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June 2nd, 2021 | Category: Other UN Agencies SMALL FARMS MORE PRODUCTIVE AND BIODIVERSE THAN LARGE FARMS A meta-analysis covering 51 countries has found that small farms tend to be more productive and biodiverse than large ones, and roughly as profitable and resource-efficient. May 11th, 2021 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security BT CROPS MAY SPEED UP SPREAD OF PESTS Recent research in China and Brazil shows that the cultivation of GE Bt crops can speed up the spread of the cotton bollworm and white fly pests, respectively. May 11th, 2021 | Category: Ecological FARMER-LED AGROECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS IN ASIA Small farmers across Asia are mobilising real agroecological alternatives to face the climate crisis based on their right to self-determination, community building and food sovereignty. April 30th, 2021 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security GENE EDITING MYTHS AND REALITIES The agricultural biotech industry claims that gene editing techniques can provide solutions to our food and farming problems. This report debunks these myths. April 30th, 2021 | Category: Emerging Trends/Techniques GLYPHOSATE AND ROUNDUP DISRUPT GUT MICROBIOME AND BLOOD CHEMISTRY IN

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Research shows that glyphosate and Roundup disrupt the gut microbiome of rats by the same mechanism by which the chemical acts as a weedkiller, even at low doses that regulators claim to be safe. April 28th, 2021 | Category: Health FRAMEWORK FOR ADVANCING AGROECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS This open access book develops a framework for advancing agroecology in transformations towards more just and sustainable food systems. April 22nd, 2021 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY CONSEQUENCES OF TRANSGENES IN WILD COTTON Transgenes in wild cotton can affect its physiological, metabolic, and ecological processes, demonstrating the need for monitoring of transgene frequency in wild populations and associated ecological consequences, so as to protect the primary genetic pool. April 22nd, 2021 | Category: Ecological INTERNATIONAL DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION FRAMEWORK FOR GENE-EDITED

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It is technically possible to detect genome-edited plants, while an international anticipatory detection and identification framework for voluntary collaboration and collation of disclosed information is recommended for the adequate regulation of gene-edited food and feed

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April 12th, 2021 | Category: General Biosafety Issues BIODIVERSITY-BASED AGROECOLOGY KEY TO HUMAN AND PLANETARY RESILIENCE A biodiversity-based agroecological paradigm will provide a systemic approach to addressing issues of biodiversity loss, nutritional and food security, and resiliency to respond to a variety of crises. April 7th, 2021 | Category: Ecological Agriculture & Food Security

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