Thousands of farmers have committed suicide in India because their GM crops failed. (chinadaily.com.cn)
Rural farmers are often lured into planting GM seeds by the Department of Agriculture by promises of substantial bank loans and the prospect of huge earnings, agrees Lesley Liddell, director of Biowatch, an NGO promoting alternatives to GMO farming by encouraging farmers to inter-crop, use natural fertilisers and non-chemical crops. (ipsnews.net)
Yet, small-scale farmers are often so desperate for financial support that they consider planting GMO crops against better knowledge if they are offered the seeds for free. (ipsnews.net)
South Africa is the only country within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to grow GM crops - maize, cotton and soya - commercially. (ipsnews.net)
The adoption of GM crops in SA has increased over the last ten years and this has also filtered down to small-scale farmers,' confirms Priscilla Sehoole, chief communications officer of the national Department of Agriculture. (ipsnews.net)
The GM industry is pushing for harmonised legislation because it will make it easier to commercialise varieties of GM crops across countries. (ipsnews.net)
While both Monsanto and U.S. authorities maintain their belief that no food crops were contaminated in the incident, it has shaken faith in the global wheat market, just as GM watchdogs like the Organic Consumers Association have long warned could threaten the financial stability of U.S. wheat farmers. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
Grant money is further issued through agencies like the National Science Foundation and other branches of the government, while states like Iowa have created funds to bolster genetically modified crop research, all giving aid to biotech companies attempting to bring GM crops to market. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
Instead, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is, in reality, one of the biggest de facto lobbyists for genetically engineered crops, having pushed legislation that protects GM crops, argued against containment of open air experimental pharma crops, and even set up the Iowa Values Fund , which has given biotech financial incentives to plant in Iowa. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
A case study of GM contamination in organic and conventional oilseed rape crops under Danish conditions indicated that the greater part of GM contamination occurred at farm level and much less during transport and storage. (orgprints.org)
Genetically modified (GM) crops were introduced in South Africa in 1997. (sustainablepulse.com)
By 2013, South Africa had 2.3 million hectares of GM crops under cultivation, 78% of which was insect-resistant and/or herbicide-tolerant maize. (sustainablepulse.com)
The study demonstrates how difficult it is to cultivate GM and non-GM crops together in small rural farms under current permit regulations for GM crops. (sustainablepulse.com)
Small-scale subsistence farmers in South Africa have been introduced to genetically modified (GM) crops for more than a decade. (sustainablepulse.com)
Little is known about i) the extent of transgene introgression into locally recycled seed, ii) what short and long-term ecological and socioeconomic impacts such mixing of seeds might have, iii) how the farmers perceive GM crops, and iv) to what degree approval conditions are followed and controlled. (sustainablepulse.com)
Large-scale marketing of GM crops would support the government's drive for food self-sufficiency and security, a top priority for President Xi Jinping. (amazonaws.com)
China started a pilot program for commercial planting of GM corn and soybean crops in 2021 and has expanded the trial to 20 counties in five provinces including major grain producers Hebei and Jilin this year, state media reported, citing an official from the agriculture ministry. (amazonaws.com)
The acreage designated for planting the GM crops is still very small, however, reaching just 4 million mu (267,000 hectares) this year, state media reported. (amazonaws.com)
The decision allowed Monsanto to sell genetically modified alfalfa seeds to farmers, and allowed farmers to plant them, grow crops, harvest them, and sell the crop into the food supply. (wikipedia.org)
Varieties12
GM seeds were introduced in these countries as high-yielding varieties. (chinadaily.com.cn)
This included more than 1,000 different unique varieties or lines of the GM wheat, which would help to explain how the Oregon fields had been tainted with a different variety than Monsanto was reportedly testing during its field trials from 1997-2005 in at least 16 states. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
According to Reuters, Monsanto also stored seeds from its GM wheat varieties in St. Louis where the company s headquarters is located. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
The researchers concluded that GM maize is grown in such close proximity to other locally recycled and purchased maize varieties that transgene flow must be expected at a high rate, evidenced by the findings that the transgenes have been mixed into seed storages of the small farmers of the study village who constantly share and recycle their seeds. (sustainablepulse.com)
Additionally, we surveyed the varieties of maize grown and the farmers' practices of recycling and sharing of seed in the same community (26 farmers were interviewed). (sustainablepulse.com)
China has approved dozens of genetically modified corn and soybean seed varieties for planting, in a breakthrough move that could eventually boost production and reduce dependence on foreign supplies. (amazonaws.com)
A national committee set up by the agriculture ministry has approved 37 GM corn seed and 14 soybean seed varieties, after a preliminary review, the ministry said on Tuesday. (amazonaws.com)
The approved list, including four corn varieties developed by China National Seed Group, a unit of Syngenta Group, and five soybean varieties from Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group, is available for public review until Nov. 15. (amazonaws.com)
Actual planted areas for these seed varieties, after final approval, should be in accordance with relevant government arrangements, according to the notice on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (amazonaws.com)
While productivity lags far behind the US, where GM varieties are widely grown, such seeds can increase yields in China by as much as 12%, the ministry said. (amazonaws.com)
Production per acre from DMH1, DMH 2, DMH 3 and DMH 4 varieties is more than GM Mustard seeds. (organiser.org)
Even the USA Agriculture Deptt has agreed at one point that GM varieties of seeds are not very effective. (organiser.org)
Monsanto17
Earlier this month came a confession from Monsanto, the world's biggest GM seed-maker, that pink bollworms insects had developed resistance to its Bt cotton crop in India's western province of Gujarat. (chinadaily.com.cn)
This facility began storing Monsanto s GM wheat strains starting in 2004, but it claims to have destroyed them as of January of 2012. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
As we previously reported , it has come to light that Monsanto actually resumed testing of their GM wheat in 2011 , currently growing strains in test plots in both Hawaii and North Dakota. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
Even if Monsanto s claims about this specific wheat strain were proven true, Monsanto has resumed trials of other and very similar GM wheat seeds, according to information posted in a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) database. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
Monsanto planted 150 acres of GM wheat in Hawaii last year and 300 acres of GM wheat in North Dakota this year - meaning the risk of genetic pollution from unapproved Monsanto wheat is even greater than most people are aware. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
This latest Washington GM alfalfa incident is not as startling as last spring's discovery of the GM wheat plantings in Eastern Oregon from a Monsanto project that had been abandoned a decade earlier for a crop that was never permitted in the U.S. How that happened remains a mystery. (foodsafetynews.com)
Monsanto says the farmer planted its genetically modified (GM) seed without paying for it. (loe.org)
Monsanto sells a canola seed that's been genetically modified to make it resistant to its popular weed-killer called Round-Up. (loe.org)
The Saskatchewan farmer says he never purchased this Monsanto seed, but tests have shown Round-Up Ready canola has been growing on his land. (loe.org)
Monsanto has sued the farmer for infringing its patent, but the farmer in turn is suing Monsanto for polluting his fields with genetically engineered seed. (loe.org)
EHMAN: Evans says Monsanto must be aggressive to protect its investment in this new seed and the investment of farmers who purchase it. (loe.org)
EHMAN: Monsanto has accused hundreds of farmers in Canada and the U.S. of violating patent laws by growing its genetically-modified seed. (loe.org)
Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, 561 U.S. 139 (2010), is a United States Supreme Court case decided 7-1 in favor of Monsanto. (wikipedia.org)
Monsanto appealed the district court decision and lost, and appealed again to the Supreme Court, where Monsanto won, thus upholding the original approval and allowing the seeds to be sold. (wikipedia.org)
The petitioner, Monsanto, is the owner and licensor of the intellectual property rights to RRA, and licenses the technology to Forage Genetics, developer of the Roundup Ready alfalfa seed. (wikipedia.org)
Monsanto and Forage Genetics argued that many farmers had already purchased and planted or planned to plant RRA seeds for the new harvest. (wikipedia.org)
Spices1
we are committed to ensure that our herbs, spices, nuts, seeds and all other superfoods are grown naturally and processed without any preservative in an ethical and sustainable manner to deliver high quality & long-lasting shelf life seasonings, spice-mix and superfoods. (sorichorganics.com)
Alfalfa7
Genetically modified (GM) alfalfa seed, possibly mislabeled, may become an issue in the final weeks of the Initiative 522 campaign in Washington state. (foodsafetynews.com)
The alfalfa seeds were turned over to the Washington State Department of Agriculture for testing at its seed lab in Yakima. (foodsafetynews.com)
Department spokesman Mike Louisell said the alfalfa seeds might have been mislabeled. (foodsafetynews.com)
The farmer thought he was growing conventional alfalfa, not a GM crop. (foodsafetynews.com)
GM alfalfa with pesticide resistance is approved for commercial use in the U.S. It means this incident is comparable to others that have occurred in the U.S., usually where a neighboring GM field contaminates an organic crop. (foodsafetynews.com)
the approval was challenged in district court by Geertson Seed Farms and other groups who were concerned that the genetically modified alfalfa would spread too easily, and the challengers won. (wikipedia.org)
Sunflower seeds1
With oil rich sunflower seeds your feathered friends will be falling over each other for breakfast, lunch and dinner. (aylingsgardencentre.co.uk)
Herbicide tolerant5
The Andhra Pradesh government has issued show-cause notices to two major seed companies - Kaveri Seeds and Nuziveedu Seeds - for illegally selling herbicide tolerant cotton seeds to farmers in Kurnool and Guntur districts. (simamills.in)
In an order issued by the additional director of agriculture (seeds), government of Andhra Pradesh on January 29, both the seed companies were asked to reply within five days to the findings of an expert panel report which held them guilty of selling herbicide tolerant cotton seeds, not approved by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC). (simamills.in)
The issue of release of herbicide tolerant genetically modified cotton seeds, without mandatory approval from GEAC, for cultivation among farmers was first reported last year, following which both Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh governments had probed the matter. (simamills.in)
Three of the 20 seed samples (15%) included herbicide tolerant maize (NK603) intentionally grown by the farmers from seed bought from local seed retailers or acquired through a currently running agricultural development program. (sustainablepulse.com)
GM Mustard is a herbicide tolerant and toxic hybrid that will dramatically increase the presence of toxic chemicals in our day to day food and soil. (organiser.org)
Genetically engineered1
They say if the opponents can accept Bt cotton and genetically engineered medicine, why cannot they accept GM rice. (chinadaily.com.cn)
India3
But still the champions of GM seeds want to introduce Bt eggplants in India because it will increase the yield of the vegetable. (chinadaily.com.cn)
Why doesn't an independent study on the harmful effects of GM seeds in China or India carry the same weight as that done by America's Pesticide Action Network (PAN)? (chinadaily.com.cn)
We are an independent entity based out in India, supplying everything from Muesli, Oats, Pumpkin Seeds, and all other types of healthy seeds. (happyseed.co.in)
Grown4
Super NAPIER GRASS is a high yielding fodder crop with good palatability, Highly Nutritious especially when young, dark green leaves and less than 1 meter tall, 75 to 80 days after planting the seeds, Super NAPIER GRASS can be grown along with fodder trees along field boundaries or along contour lines or terrace risers to help control erosion. (agripari.com)
After the samples were tested positive, taking the feedback from the farmers from where they purchased the seeds from, the state government concluded that the HT crop was grown from Raja variety of Nuziveedu seeds and ATM hybrid, Kaveri 401 and Kaveri 141 of Kaveri Seeds. (simamills.in)
The study screened for transgenes in external fields, home gardens and local household seed holdings in a village where GM insect-resistant maize had been previously grown from 2001-2008 and also analysed the seed management practices of farmers there. (sustainablepulse.com)
We analysed for transgenes in 796 individual maize plants (leaves) and 20 seed batches collected in a village where GM insect resistant maize was previously promoted and grown as part of an governmental agricultural development program over a seven year period (2001-2008). (sustainablepulse.com)
Farmers9
GM seed supporters argue the world's hungry cannot be fed if agriculture doesn't change its traditional ways (read: if farmers do not use GM seeds). (chinadaily.com.cn)
But hybrid seeds are not, as they are touted to be, the same as GM seeds that multinationals are trying to push down farmers' throats today. (chinadaily.com.cn)
Many small-scale farmers are suspicious of genetically-modified seed, but may plant it anyway when it's offered for free. (ipsnews.net)
But in the end, most farmers end up in huge debt, because they can't save seeds and are obliged to buy the matching GM fertilisers and pesticides. (ipsnews.net)
According a recent article in the Denver Post , the unapproved strain of genetically modified (GM) wheat that tainted fields in Oregon and prompted a lawsuit from farmers was, in fact, being stored in a government seed bank in Fort Collins, Colorado. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
Last year, when the report of HT cotton came out, it was estimated by the industry that farmers had planted about 35 lakh packets of the GM seeds. (simamills.in)
A first study of its kind has found that GM maize transgenes have penetrated the informal seed supplies of smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. (sustainablepulse.com)
If farmers get financial support from Government and industry such as providing seeds DMH 1, DMH2, DMH3, DMH4, fertilisers, subsidies power for irrigation systems and incentives for diversification of crop pattern, and above all good attractive MSP, there will be no need of GM Mustard crop and production can easily be increased one and half times more. (organiser.org)
Farmers who grow Monsanto's canola must pay for it and sign an agreement promising not to save the seed for replanting in future years. (loe.org)
Widely2
The retraction last week by the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology of the widely criticised anti-GM research paper commonly referred to as "the Séralini paper" no doubt left many in the science community and food industry around the world rightly asking what took so long. (foodnavigator.com)
Pumpkin seeds are a widely used ingredient in various cuisines. (timtimfoods.com)
Corn2
The ensuing worldwide anti-GM sensationalist headlines, regularly accompanied by grotesque pictures or rats and pictures of the grim reaper protesters or mutated corn, were predictable. (foodnavigator.com)
The national market for GM corn seed may be worth as much as 60 billion yuan ($8.2 billion), according to some industry estimates. (amazonaws.com)
Lignans2
The seeds contain protein, lignans, and the essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid, also known as ALA or omega-3. (organicart.co.in)
The lignans in sesame seeds have been shown to lower cholesterol, prevent high blood pressure and protect the liver. (agriclub.in)
Content1
This variety is known for having less seed content and good taste. (agriplexindia.com)
Rice2
To eat GM food, or not to eat: that is the question in China after the Ministry of Agriculture allowed field trials with genetically modified rice seeds. (chinadaily.com.cn)
On October 25, Government upon recommendations of GEAC permitted GM Mustard GMS -11 variety which has been developed by CGMCP, South Delhi Campus, DU. (organiser.org)
Multinational2
GM seeds, in the control of multinational companies, are not science but pure commerce. (chinadaily.com.cn)
The Department makes very attractive offers to provide farming equipment, water piping and seeds, but then uses this as a strategy to push GMO because of agreements they have signed with multinational GM seed patent holders,' says Vezi. (ipsnews.net)
Mustard2
TRS Brown Mustard Seed consists of small round seeds of the mustard plant which have a hot and nutty flavor. (delispice.nl)
GM Mustard having allergic reactions and increasing antibiotic resistance. (organiser.org)
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Farms1
This additive procedure to estimate the combined effect of GM contamination may be relevant to estimate the combined effect where a single farm is concerned, but may result in estimation errors when harvested seeds from a large number of farms are mixed. (orgprints.org)
Cotton1
The government allows only those GM cotton that contain 'cry1Ac' and 'cry2Ab' genes, isolated from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and coding for proteins toxic to bollworm insect pests. (simamills.in)
Conventional1
But after using GM seeds does a farmer have the democracy of choice to revert to conventional seeds? (chinadaily.com.cn)
Maize1
Recycling and sharing of seeds were common in the community and may contribute to spread and persistence of transgenes in maize on a local or regional level. (sustainablepulse.com)
Farmer2
I know that GMO is not good in the long run, but if someone gave me these seeds I would still plant them,' says Tholani Bhengu, another small-scale farmer who works with the Valley Trust. (ipsnews.net)
The farmer says the seed must have blown in on the wind. (loe.org)
1,0001
The phylogenetic tree was determined for 1,000 replicates with random seeds. (cdc.gov)
Wheat2
Did this USDA facility play a role in the escape of unapproved GM wheat? (bibliotecapleyades.net)
Testing in Oregon, where the tainted wheat was found , reportedly ceased in 2001 and involved Spring wheat while unapproved strains of GM Winter wheat were discovered. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
Stock2
Kaveri Kalonji Seeds 100 gm - is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock. (mauryagrocery.com)
hay for livestock consumption and seed for future stock. (wikipedia.org)
Soil2
To be honest, he has - but the soil, contaminated by GM seeds, would at best yield a poor harvest. (chinadaily.com.cn)
She decided not to plant genetically modified seeds because she has heard that they cannot be saved for the next season and will eventually deplete her soil. (ipsnews.net)
Crop2
There is no proof that the crop, as found by the fact finding team, belongs to Nuziveedu Seeds, he said. (simamills.in)
EHMAN: But knowing now his crop contained Monsanto's gene, on the advice of his lawyer, Schmeiser sold all his canola seed. (loe.org)
Uncertainty1
Generally, it may be concluded that it is important to consider this uncertainty in the estimates of adventitious presence at each seed production step and also whether the different steps are independent. (orgprints.org)
Flavor2
During the milling process the strong flavor of the seeds is fully developed. (delispice.nl)
The powder is made by the sesame seeds which brings out the seeds' full, nutty flavor then grinding the seeds into a fine powder. (agriclub.in)
Contamination5
In the more routine instances of contamination, it's usually due to seed impurities, wind, insect-borne cross-pollination, feral plants, or inadequate harvest or handling practices, according to Jim Riddle, organic outreach coordinator for the University of Minnesota. (foodsafetynews.com)
Kjellsson, Gösta and Haldrup, Christian (2007) Prediction of the combined effect of various GM contamination sources of seed: a case study of oilseed rape under Danish conditions. (orgprints.org)
The potential GM contamination at each step in seed production can be predicted for conditions that correspond to a worstcase scenario. (orgprints.org)
When the combined effect of the various GM contamination stages is calculated, the worst-case predictions of the different stages are normally added. (orgprints.org)
In this study, the consequences of treating the different stages of GM contamination as independent stochastic effects on the combined GM contamination have been estimated. (orgprints.org)