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China will not be establishing industrial-scale genetically modified (GM) grain farms for the time being, a senior government official said on Tuesday, amid concerns on the potential side effects of GM food. Source: en.yibada.com “At present, GM rice is developing rapidly and its technology is advanced....

Genetically modified corn and soybeans were supposed to reduce chemical use on farms, but instead they’ve done the exact opposite by creating herbicide-resistant...

One hundred groups representing over five million Nigerians, comprising of farmers, faith-based organisations, civil society groups, students and local...

The Committee on Environment, Food Safety & Public Health (ENVI) formally objected Tuesday to the re-authorization by the European Commission of the...

On Tuesday a Mexican Federal Appeal Court court headed by Judge Benjamín Soto Sánchez notified  Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture (SAGARPA) that...

Countries across the European Union have now joined the Great Glyphosate Rebellion that was started late last week by France, Sweden and the Netherlands. According...

The Netherlands and Sweden have joined France on Saturday in coming out strongly against the re-licensing of glyphosate-based herbicides in Europe. The...

Following a meeting with EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis on Friday, French Minister of Ecology Ségolène Royal has announced that France...

On Thursday thirteen civil society organisations active in agriculture and environmental issues have officially alerted the European Commission that the...

The European Commission is proposing the re-approval of the controversial active ingredient glyphosate, which is used as a herbicide among other applications,...