GMO
On World Food Day, UN praises local initiatives’ attempts to fight food insecurity
Environment
October 16, 2012
On World Food Day, UN praises local initiatives’ attempts to fight food insecurity
As World Food Day is marked on 16 October, concerns as to how to tackle national food insecurity continue to…
Seed bombs: Political gardeners reclaim their environment
Environment
October 9, 2012
Seed bombs: Political gardeners reclaim their environment
In an attempt to draw attention to the importance of preserving biodiversity and native Egyptian seeds, while reclaiming neglected or…
Groundbreaking study links Monsanto genetically modified corn to organ failure
Environment
September 19, 2012
Groundbreaking study links Monsanto genetically modified corn to organ failure
In a study published today in “Food and Chemical Toxicology,” a team of scientists say that rats fed Roundup-tolerant genetically…
Egypt’s legal battle to regulate Monsanto’s GMOs
Environment
July 21, 2012
Egypt’s legal battle to regulate Monsanto’s GMOs
In 2008, Egypt reached an agreement with the US-based Monsanto Corporation to import, grow and sell the company's genetically-modified maize.…