Category: Agriculture/Agribusiness

Science Fact or Marketing Ploy

May 6, 2018

mukeshbalani.com | “You heard it here first…if you haven’t already heard it elsewhere”… After Two Decades, Scientists Find GMOs in Corn Are Good for You. Seriously. GMO Corn There is a great deal of misinformation out there regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs). From monikers like “Frankenfoods” to general skepticism, there has been a variety of […]

via futurism.com | After Two Decades, Scientists Find GMOs in Corn Are Good for You. Seriously. — mukeshbalani.com

Has the tide shifted to GMOs’

May 6, 2018

DEVEX By Lisa Cornish // 01 May 2018 Each genetically modified rice plant in the greenhouses at CropDesign has a barcode and transponder, allowing it to be accurately identified at any time. Photo by: BASF / CC BY-NC-ND CANBERRA — In developing nations across the globe, governments are grappling with questions of what role, if any, genetically modified organisms should play in […]

via What are the political drivers for GMOs in developing countries? — CVD

We look for a fruitful collaboration

March 13, 2018

For over three years, IAS officer Sumita Dawra was posted at the Indian mission in Beijing. During this period Dawra got to observe several aspects of the Chinese economy and society. The following is an excerpt from a book she wrote based on those observations. Being curious about the agricultural system in China, I got my […]

via An Indian bureaucrat is amazed by China’s ability to grow crops without soil — Quartz