Bill Gates’ support of genetically modified (GM) crops as a solution for world hunger is of concern to those of us involved in promoting sustainable, equitable and effective agricultural policies in ...
Johannesburg — As food prices soar and hundreds of millions go hungry, experts from around the world will this week present a new approach for ensuring food security, at the intergovernmental plenary ...
The IAASTD report has been widely welcomed by environmental, consumer and development NGOs, particularly regarding its warnings on the environmental damage caused by conventional farming, support for ...
Your Editorial 'Deserting the hungry?' (Nature 451, 223–224; doi:10.1038/451223b 2008) discusses CropLife's decision to withdraw from the World Bank-led International Assessment of Agricultural ...
The IAASTD – the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development – which ran between 2003 and 2008, involving over 400 scientists worldwide, was an ambitious ...
MANILA, Philippines - An international study has found that the supposed benefits of chemical agriculture and corporate farming in Mindanao are “myths." The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the ...