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Nov 20, 2009
No Magic Bullets

CBC Radio’s The Current deserves credit for digging into some key issues regarding the shameful state of hunger on our planet. Their interview on Monday with Olivier de Shutter, the UN’s Rapporteur on Food Sovereignty, was bang on. But the next day the focus was on a silver-bullet solution that prompted this response from USC. Read More…

Oct 29, 2009
Attack of the Triffids has Flax Farmers Baffled

In case you missed it: here is the Globe and Mail’s front page story about accidental GMO contamination of the Canadian flaxseed crop. The effects could be devastating for our farmers and our markets.

Oct 29, 2009
Can Biotech Food Cure World Hunger?

Leading up to the World Food Summit in Rome in a few weeks, if you want an excellent summary of arguments for and against the role of biotechnology in solving the world’s food crisis, these six opinions published in the New York Times will be of interest. Tell us what you think.

Sep 23, 2009
A Seedy Practice

Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research? The editors of Scientific American think so. They’ve called for an end to restrictions – restrictions imposed by seed companies – that prevent careful review and scrutiny of GM crops by independent scientists. Read the full article here.

Sep 1, 2009
Debunking ‘Junk’

In a recent Globe and Mail column, Gwyn Morgan reports he’s fed up with the “junk science” offered by organic food proponents and people concerned with pesticide, chemical fertilizers, and GM foods. Perhaps Morgan should listen to the UN, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization, all of which agree that business as usual is not an option if we hope to achieve environmental sustainability. Read more…

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