Sowing panic

TRANSGENIC CROPS

One up

Monsanto wins a landmark victory in Britain

Even the mice won't eat

Tests on mice prove that GM food might be more suspect than lobbyists would have us believe

Frightening omission

Pushing out pests

PESTERING ISSUE

Peaches and pests

Peach oil may replace some dangerous human-made compounds used for pest control

Soft target

Pests attack poplar plantations

Half of Maharashtra’s villages lose 50% crop

Farmers want drought to be declared; government dilly-dallies

BRAZIL

Seeds of discontent?

India's first legislation aimed at protecting farmers' rights raises many apprehensions

GM blues

Controversy dogs Bt cotton clearance as debate over transgenics continues

Gotcha!

Sowing confusion

Authorities speak in different voices over the fate of genetically modified crops

Nigeria first to approve Bt cowpea, Ghana may follow

Nigeria has to import cowpea to meet demand for its most important legume

Chaotic reports

Return of fungal wheat

Green light given

Miles to go

Furore over seeds

UNITED NATIONS

Signatory to biosafety

Only allocated rice in rations, people sell it to buy expensive wheat

Wheat prices have shot up in the market following a reduced production this year 

Putting the lid on methyl bromide