'The environmental benefits of GM crop adoption have increased after 20 years of production, over those reported after 10 years of adoption. The overall environmental impact has decreased by 65%.'

saifood.ca/gm-crops-envir…

Significant policy change as France plans to halve pesticide use by 2030 based on toxicity, not volume. It means a 30% reduction has already been achieved compared to 2011-13.

France revamps pesticide reduction plan in wake of farmer unrest
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'Only 13pc of South Africa's surface area is arable. We have poor soils, poor rainfall and we are the 39th driest country in the world, but because we use agricultural technologies, we are able to produce enough for the country and surplus as well.'

nation.africa/kenya/health/l…

A growing body of scientific literature confirms the environmental benefits of GM crops.

'In the absence of these innovative technologies, countries will find it increasingly challenging to meet both their climate mitigation and SDGs objectives.'

saifood.ca/gm-crop-climat…

A ground-breaking day for Canadian agriculture as CFIA confirms that feed ingredients derived from gene-edited plants should be regulated like all other products of plant breeding.
CanadaGrainsCouncil CropLife Canada Cereals Canada Canola Council of Canada

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'(..) any increase in organic farming will reduce yields, requiring more land elsewhere to make up for the loss in production. This could have significantly worse environmental and climate impacts at a global level.' scienceforsustainableagriculture.com/pearsalllittle

'Wariness of wheat engineered to resist drought or pests and diseases can change over time with more people needing more food. When a loaf of bread costs $8 a loaf I think they’d be okay with biotech wheat real quick.'

agri-pulse.com/articles/21022…

Brazil becomes the second country after Colombia to determine that PIC's gene edited PRRS resistant pigs should be regulated the same way as conventional pigs.

nationalhogfarmer.com/livestock-mana…

This ISO-reviewed LCA analysis finds that, without pesticides, corn, cotton and soybean yields in the US declined by up to 70% and resulted in upwards of three times more land, water, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions per unit of crop produced.

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“Fertiliser is the new gas,” says Yara CEO. “It is a paradox that the aim is to reduce Europe’s dependency on Russia, and then now we are sleepwalking into handing over critical food and fertilising power to Russia.”

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Feeding Africa’s burgeoning population without sharply higher yields means farmers need more land to produce food. That threatens biodiversity, increases forest loss, and reduces nature’s ability to store carbon.

Organic Agriculture Won't Feed the World
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Let's hope so.

newscientist.com/article/242863…

UK farm policies will not only reduce food production and increase imports, they will also impact the infrastructure of the farming industry, hitting jobs, investment, skills & innovation. It’s time Ministers changed course, argues Paul Temple

scienceforsustainableagriculture.com/paultemple4

Study published in nature estimates that, since 1960, advances in strawberry breeding have increased fruit yields by 2,974-6,636%, counts by 1,454-3,940%, weights by 228-504%, and firmness by 239-769%.

nature.com/articles/s4146…

NZ’s ag sector is built on generations of selective breeding – from ryegrass and cows to kiwifruit and apples. Gene technologies offer a step-change in creating new resilient and productive varieties. Will NZ seize the opportunity?

nzherald.co.nz/the-country/ne…

GMO ban 'tantamount to weaponization of the law to favour an extreme ideology about nature. If we did not interfere with nature through modern technology, we would not have attained the quality of life we now enjoy.'

newsinfo.inquirer.net/1934144/stoppi…

You couldn't make it up. Bee colonies in the UK face starvation because the ban on neonic seed treatments means fewer farmers are growing oilseed rape.

Beekeeper bemoans collapse of OSR acreage in the UK fwi.co.uk/arable/osr/bee…

Faced with a changing climate, this must read article highlights the overriding importance of crop genetic research and innovation in driving both productivity and sustainability gains in agriculture.

Research priorities breed frustration, confusion producer.com/news/research-…

'Greenpeace’s actions in blocking Golden Rice do not just tarnish its own brand, but bring the whole environmental movement into disrepute.'
Mark Lynas

Children could die because of Greenpeace’s Golden Rice activism spectator.co.uk/article/childr…

Increasingly, farmers & scientists are looking at crop wild relatives as reservoirs of genetic diversity with traits that can be bred into domesticated crops to improve drought, heat, & disease resistance-perhaps serve as the key to the future of farming.
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