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Posting date: May 07, 2010
GM Sugarcane: A Long Way from Commercialisation?
This paper from the African Centre for Biosafety examines GM sugar cane in South Africa, particularly in light of the current drive for agrofuels.
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Posting date: August 13, 2009
Agrofuels and the Use of Genetic Modification
Rising concern about climate change and the security of oil supplies has led to interest in the production of energy and fuels from biomass. Production is often on a large scale, using chemical-intensive agricultural practices and often includes GM crops.
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Posting date: June 15, 2009
GM Crops Ten Years On: The Undying Promise
Research on GM crops spanning ten years by the Institute of Development Studies/STEPS Centre, UK.
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Posting date: June 04, 2009
Bt Cotton and the Myth of Enhanced Yields
This article explores the myth of rising yields of Bt cotton in India and points out that genetic engineering has been at best neutral with respect to yield.
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Posting date: June 16, 2008
Another Year of Doom - Bt Cotton in AP - 2008
Bt cotton farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India suffered another year of less profits compared to non-Bt cotton farmers.
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Posting date: February 12, 2008
Cotton, Contaminated?
The report concludes that contamination from GM crops is inevitable in India, as the case with Bt Cotton demonstrates.
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Posting date: February 12, 2007
Bt Cotton: the Facts Behind the Hype
This article provide a complete picture of what happens to Bt cotton farms worldwide ten years on.
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Posting date: January 02, 2007
Position Paper: Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crops
This paper details the position of the Union of Concerned Scientists regarding federal policy on crops genetically engineered to produce pharmaceutical and industrial compounds.
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Posting date: October 18, 2006
The Truth Behind GM Cotton in the Makhathini Flats
The adoption of GM cotton in South Africa’s Makhathini Flats was heralded as a success story but this report believes that this perception is misguided.
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Posting date: April 20, 2006
Bt Cotton - No Respite for Andhra Pradesh Farmers
Report of Kharif 2005 performance of the ctop, vis-a-v-s non use of pesticides approach to cotton cultivation.
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