Tag Archives: DuPont

Séralini’s rat-feeding trial (part 3)

Posted on July 3, 2014 by argylesock

Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini is a French scientist researching pesticides and GM (genetically modified, genetically engineered, GE) crops. A research paper from his team was published in 2012, retracted (withdrawn) in 2013 and republished in 2014. Here it is. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, food, knowledge transfer | Tagged academia, America, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, biotechnology, corn, Dow, DuPont, Europe, food safety, genetic modification, glyphosate, herbicide, herbicide resistance, lab animal, law, maize, maize NK603, mammal, Monsanto, Paterson_Owen, pesticide, pesticide resistance, plant_monocot, politics, rat, research, Roundup, Roundup Ready crop, Séralini_Gilles-Eric, tumour, vertebrate | 1 Comment

The new scramble for Africa (part 1)

Posted on June 20, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on ECO-opia:
. With the African continent home to the majority of the world’s fastest-growing economies, urban consumer markets and a wealth of natural resources, it’s perhaps not surprising that some of the world’s largest corporations, from Monsanto…

Posted in agriculture, food, horticulture, knowledge transfer, money and trade | Tagged Africa, aid, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, Asia, breeding, development, DuPont, Europe, farmer, fertiliser, finance, food security, food sovereignty, G8, history, knowledge, local variety, Monsanto, New Alliance, nutrition, pesticide, politics, prosperity, seed, smallholder, Syngenta, trade, tradition, World Development Movement, Yara | Leave a comment

A GM soya for Europe?

Posted on June 3, 2014 by argylesock

A new soya (soybean, Glycine max) has been approved for growing in Europe. It’s a genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered) crop called MON87769 from the chemical and biotech giant Monsanto. This new crop has been engineered to adjust the fatty … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, knowledge transfer | Tagged BASF, Bayer, biotechnology, commodity crop, Dow, DuPont, Europe, European Food Safety Authority, fatty acid, feed, food, genetic modification, law, legume, Monsanto, plant_dicot, potato, potato Amflora, soya, soya DAS-44406-6, soya MON87769, Syngenta | 2 Comments

Are Monsanto’s GM seeds invincible?

Posted on February 18, 2014 by argylesock

Monsanto is a giant company selling chemicals. It also sells seeds. Some of those seeds are for crops genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered) to be grown with Monsanto’s agrochemicals. Monsanto is used to winning legal battles but now a case … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, food, knowledge transfer, money and trade | Tagged Asia, BASF, Bayer, biotechnology, brassica, canola, crop, Dow, DuPont, escaping transgene, farmer, finance, food safety, food security, food sovereignty, genetic modification, glyphosate, herbicide, knowledge, law, Marsh_Steve, Monsanto, oilseed, organic, patent, pesticide, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, politics, rapeseed, Roundup, Roundup Ready crop, seed, Syngenta, trade, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, weed | 17 Comments

The EU GM Battle Goes in the Next Round…

Posted on February 13, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on Food (Policy) For Thought:
… or, alternative title: “Can anybody explain how the EU works?” Have you heard the news? The European Commission is set to approve a new variety of genetically modified corn (a variety called…

Posted in agriculture | Tagged arthropod, biotechnology, corn, crop, Dow, DuPont, Europe, genetic modification, glufosinate, grain, herbicide, insect, insecticide, invertebrate, law, maize, maize 1507, pesticide, plant_monocot, weed | Leave a comment

European pesticide rules might threaten American exports

Posted on December 26, 2013 by argylesock

CropLife America ‘represents the developers, manufacturers, formulators and distributors of plant science solutions for agriculture and pest management in the United States.’ It’s a good source of information on many topics, including the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) now … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, horticulture, money and trade | Tagged America, BASF, Bayer, crop, Dow, DuPont, Europe, farm, fruit, garden, grain, law, Monsanto, nut, peanut, pest, pesticide, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, politics, seed, soya, Syngenta, trade, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership | 4 Comments

Debunking Golden Rice myths: a geneticist’s perspective

Posted on December 13, 2013 by argylesock

Michael Purugganan at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) explains why he believes in the genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered, GE) rice called Golden Rice. He says that Golden Rice is part of the ‘answers to global malnutrition’. After dismissing … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, food, human health, knowledge transfer | Tagged Asia, Bayer, biofortification, biotechnology, crop, development, DuPont, genetic modification, Golden Rice, grain, Green Revolution, human, International Rice Research Institute, nutrition, plant_monocot, rice, Syngenta, Vitamin A | 6 Comments

Who’s the most hated company? Monsanto!

Posted on November 24, 2013 by argylesock

The chemical and biotechnology giant, Monsanto, calls itself ‘a sustainable agriculture company.’ If you want to know more of its viewpoint you can read its blog, Beyond the Rows. Not everybody thinks that Monsanto is all about sustainable agriculture. Do … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, food, human health, money and trade, weather and climate | Tagged BASF, Bayer, biotechnology, climate, climate-ready crop, conservation, crop, development, Dow, DuPont, evolution, fertiliser, food, food safety, genetic modification, herbicide, history, human, invasive species, Monsanto, pesticide, politics, seed, sustainable, Syngenta, trade, water, weed, yield | 8 Comments

Another GM maize may soon be grown in Europe

Posted on November 6, 2013 by argylesock

European farmers can grow two GM (genetically modified, genetically engineered, GE) crops. Soon, they may get the choice of growing another. One of the GM crops approved for European cultivation is an insect-resistant maize (corn, Zea mays) called MON810. Its … Continue reading →

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Genetic Monofication

Posted on May 28, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Ecology is not a dirty word:
Genetic modification (GM) has been on the radar for quite a few years – another really important issue that has been misrepresented and misinterpreted for too long to maintain any sort…

Posted in agriculture, horticulture, knowledge transfer | Tagged allergy, biotechnology, crop, DuPont, food, genetic modification, Golden Rice, International Rice Research Institute, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, research, soya, Syngenta | 4 Comments