Against the misuse of concepts and the related wrongheaded regulation in the agri-food system This piece is dedicated to Professor Klaus Ammann, who very recently passed away: committed scientist, great communicator;
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Farm to Fork: How the Ukraine war exposed Europe’s Farm to Fork green plan as unsustainable
How the war in Ukraine has derailed the European Union Farm to Fork initiative — and sparked a debate about what constitutes sustainable agriculture. In March 2020, the EU, unveiled its
Targeted modifications of living organisms: Time has come to change the European regulation
While a debate is in progress at the European level about the genetically edited products, it is time for the French government to revise its positions and to adopt a
Scientists sign another letter regarding Dr Vandana Shiva’s anti-scientific and unethical stances
On January 31 2023 more than 50 scientists have signed a letter and addressed it to Boston College, Florida International for hosting philosopher Vandana Shiva regarding two upcoming events. Dear Colleagues We are
A very dry summer alongside a low supply of fertilizer and energy spikes have created the perfect storm for the European agricultural sector, with staple crops like sunflower and grain
New Plant Genomic Techniques (NGT): an ongoing public consultation to modify European regulation.
On July 25, 2018, a judgment of the European Court of Justice (EUCJ) indicates that all products resulting from new genome modification techniques (NGT) after 2001 fall under European regulations
Much of the world is preoccupied with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but there are other global challenges, including climate change, food security, and degradation of the environment. Interestingly, and perhaps
All of us have had the experience of learning things, as the saying goes, “the hard way.” That phenomenon has been captured perfectly by a meme found lately on everything
As Dr. Vandana Shiva has been invited to University of Missouri-Kansas City a group of scholars has penned a letter to C. Mauli Agrawal, chancellor of the university in order
On the occasion of the publication of a new edition of the collective work Plant Biotechnology. Experience and Future Prospects, edited by Agnès Ricroch, Surinder Chopra, Marcel Kuntz (Springer, 2021)