The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
Sept.11 : In times when food is genetically manipulated and chemically contaminated, the metaphor "food for thought" can also stand for manipulated information and be toxic food for thought. Unfortunately, Dr M.S. Swaminathan
Greenpeace India has called for mandatory labelling of genetically modified foods that are used by various food brands. The green organisation, which released a report ranking 16 leading brands, said Nestle, Cadbury, Kellogg, Britannia and Safal were among the
G. Chandrashekhar Decatur (Illinois), Sept. 7 After the success of genetically modified cotton in India, Monsanto is interested in extending its product line to include corn (maize), rice, wheat and vegetables such as tomato, okra and pepper. The life-science major is already testing modified corn in India. It is the …
This booklet captures some key developments in agricultural biotechnology in Africa. Contrary to the strongly held belief that the continent is not ready to embrace new technologies, much has been accomplished in agricultural biotechnology. The document narrates notable scientific breakthroughs, political support, policy formulation, capacity building and awareness creation on …
Farmers worldwide managed 32.2 million hectares of agricultural land organically in 2007, nearly 5 percent more than in the previous year and a 118-percent increase since 2000. Organic farming is now reported in 141 countries; about two thirds of this land area is in industrial countries, and nearly half of …
Papers suggesting that biotech crops might harm the environment attract a hail of abuse from other scientists. Emily Waltz asks if the critics fight fair.
While previous research has analyzed the impacts of Bt cotton in India, most available studies are based only on one or two years of data. We analyze the technology
The Greenpeace India guide to GM-free food that gives consumers an insight into the positions of food brands, on the use of genetically modified ingredients. Has categorized 17 food companies in India into 'red list' & 'green list' based on their policy on the use of GM ingredients. Consumers and …
Alarmed that genetically engineered crops may be finding their way into organic and natural foods, an industry group has begun a campaign to test products and label those that are largely free of biotech ingredients. Skip to next paragraph Top, Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times; Above, Genetic ID A campaign …
THE TERM "geneticallymodified (GM) foods" refers to crops produced for human or animal consumption using the recombinant DNA techniques. Crop plants are modified in the laboratory to enhance desired traits, mainly biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, improved nutritional content, etc. These traits were earlier carried out through conventional plant breeding, …
Mahim Pratap Singh JHABUA (MADHYA PRADESH): If it does not rain over the next week, farmers of Petlawad tehsil and its neighbouring regions in Jhabua might have to go the same way as their brethren in Vidarbha did. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan recently declared Jhabua, along with …
AMID lingering scepticism about possible health risks of GM (genetically modified) crops, Philippines is going ahead with its biotechnological adventures in crops. After commercializing the GM corn, Philippines government is set to introduce GM Golden Rice enriched with Vitamin A. The government funded Philippine Rice Research Institute (Phil Rice) executive …
The debate against genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country has been going on for quite some time and the article by Kavitha Kuruganti (KK henceforth) on
Safety studies are essential before GM crops are approved It is with great relish that Mathura Rai, director of the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR), recalls being taken to a Bt corn farm by his hosts at Michigan State University last year.
Genetic Crops: Foods In The Pipeline Cotton Status: Being grown in over 80% of cotton acreage Impact: Cottonseed oil has already entered the food chain Brinjal Status: Large-scale field trials completed in 11 locations Impact: Data from field trials being reviewed, could get green signal soon Mustard Status: Slipped off …
The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton and other GM crops, little is known about wider socioeconomic outcomes. Use a microeconomic modelling approach and comprehensive …
While previous research has analyzed the impacts of Bt cotton in India, most available studies are based on one or two years of data only. This paper analyze the technology
