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BIO 2004 Conference in San Francisco Food biotechnology -- A solution looking for a problem

Posted June 6th, 2004 by admin

What is genetic engineering of crops good for? Anything that ails consumers, farmers or the environment, if we believe biotechnology publicists. The opening media event at BIO 2004, the industry's promotional show in San Francisco, features a celebrity-chef brunch with a panel on "Biotech Solutions for Obesity."

The Organic Alternative: Slovenia, the European Union, and the Debate over Sustainable Agriculture

Posted May 31st, 2004 by Melissa Moore

Also available in PDF format

by John Feffer

[Organic Farm, Slovenia]

"There is no other way for Slovenian agriculture except sustainable agriculture."

-- MARTA HRUSTEL MAJCEN,

Food Policy Think Tank Releases New Report India's Economic Hype is at Odds with Reality

Posted May 5th, 2004 by Melissa Moore

The Indian government and the World Bank have lauded India's economic performance. But a new report from Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy shows that this performance has touched only a sliver of the population and bypassed the majority of farmers, India's economic backbone.

US senators want Middle East trade tied to reform

Posted April 17th, 2004 by admin

A group of United States senators is trying to forge changes in the Middle East via a new trade program that would open those markets to US goods and agricultural products, while rewarding nations that support the Bush administration's "war on terrorism."