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Written by Steve Savage When asked, “Do you want foods that contain GMOs to be labeled?” most US consumers say, “Yes.” To those unfamiliar with the food system, this sounds like a simple request. The reality is that GMO labeling would be very complicated because it involves “negative identity preservation in low value, commodity channels.”…
China’s hungry againANDREW MARSHALL03 Dec, 2010 11:19 AM Farm on LineTHE global economy might be only running in second gear, but demand for food is fast moving into supercharged territory again, particularly in hungry China. In October average food prices jumped 10 per cent as commodity prices leapt in the dragon economy, which is now…
“Maize rice” developed in Henan, China SeedQuest AnnouncementChinaOctober 14, 2010 Recently, over 30 experts from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology and Department of Agriculture, and some other organizations were so glad and excited to see a new type of rice with a…
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Cover of Frank Dikötter’s book Systematic genocide 25 September 2010 Jasper Becker’s review at The Spectator This book sheds light on many other aspects of the famine but its great importance is to remind us of why we need to revise our understanding of 20th-century history. If you add up the death tolls from the famines…