Europe Downplays WTO Ruling Genetically Modified Crops
Brussels (AFP) Feb 08, 2006
The European Union put a brave face Wednesday on a WTO ruling that it had imposed unfair restrictions on genetically modified crops, insisting there is no need to change its current GM approval system.
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New Research Network Aims to Protect Food Supply
Amherst MA (SPX) Feb 09, 2006
The University of Massachusetts Amherst will be the lead research center in a global effort to develop the tools needed to create vaccines and tests for infectious animal diseases that threaten agriculture and the food supply. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that the project, led by UMass Amherst veterinary immunologist Cynthia Baldwin, should accelerate the characterization and treatment of a range of ailments such as mad cow disease and avian influenza.
France To Adopt European Union Rules On Genetically Modified Grops
Paris (AFP) Feb 08, 2006
The French cabinet Wednesday adopted a bill that brings the country into line with EU rules on crop trials and cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), despite fierce opposition from green activists.
Outrage Over Indonesian Plans For Palm Oil Plantation In Rainforest
Jakarta (AFP) Feb 08, 2006
Activists and economists are outraged at Indonesian plans to cut a swathe through one of the world's largest remaining areas of pristine rainforest to create a massive Chinese-funded palm oil plantation.
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Tracking Food Products From Farm To The Fork
Walloon, Belgium (SPX) Feb 08, 2006
A prototype system designed to help consumers, farmers and other interested parties trace the geographic origin of food at all stages of production from 'farm to fork' - storage, processing and distribution - has been developed by researchers.
Growing Crops To Cope With Climate Change
Norwich, England (UPI) Jan 19, 2006
Scientists at a British plant science center say they've found a gene that might help develop crops better able to cope with the changing world climate.
New Possibilities To Fight Pests With Biological Means
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jan 18, 2006
Corn plants emit a cocktail of scents when they are attacked by certain pests, such as a caterpillar known as the Egyptian cotton leaf worm. Parasitic wasps use these plant scents to localize the caterpillar and deposit their eggs on it, so that their offspring can feed on the caterpillar. Soon after, the caterpillar dies and the plant is relieved from its attacker.
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"Doomsday Vault" To House World's Seeds
Paris (AFP) Jan 11, 2006
Norway is to build a "doomsday vault" in a mountain close to the North Pole that will house a vast seed bank to ensure food supplies in the event of catastrophic climate change, nuclear war or rising sea levels, New Scientist says.
Growing More Good Oil From The Sea
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2005
Oil-rich marine microalgae are being assessed for their commercial potential under a new agreement between Clover, the CSIRO Food Futures Flagship, and the CRC for Bioproducts.
WFP Ends Food Aid To China Urges Asian Giant To Donate Globally
Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2005
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said Thursday its 26-year program of food aid to China will officially end this year, and called on Beijing to play a bigger role as a global donor.
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French Court Decides Activists' Destruction Of GM Crops Was Justified
Orleans, France (AFP) Dec 9, 2005
In a judgement expected to send a chill through companies growing genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe and embolden their opponents, a French court Friday acquitted 49 activists who destroyed GM plants after ruling their actions were justified.
Fishing Inland Waters Putting Pressure On Fish Stocks
College Station TX (SPX) Dec 01, 2005
Fish pulled from the world's lakes and rivers seem to provide a never-ending source of food, jobs and income for people in developing nations.
Ancient Canals Reveal Underpinnings Of Early Andean Civilization
Nashville TN (SPX) Nov 30, 2005
Canals discovered in the Peruvian Andes dating back over 5,400 years offer long-sought proof that irrigation was at the heart of the development of one of the earth's first civilizations.
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