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Danny OCallaghan

Meet the weeds that Monsanto can't beat | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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    Instead of the supposed revolution in agriculture that Monsato's GM seeds were meant to bring, the opposite effect has occurred - a rise in herbicide use
Danny OCallaghan

Are we able to have a rational debate about GM? | Guardian Sustainable Business | Guard... - 1 views

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    "GM food is incredibly controversial but to decide whether or not it has a place in sustainable agriculture, is a dose of perspective needed?"
Danny OCallaghan

ICTs A technological fix - 4 views

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    "Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can help poor people improve their lives. They have the potential to reduce poverty, deliver basic education, improve agricultural outputs, increase access to healthcare information and improve incomes."
Danny OCallaghan

The inconvenient truth about GM - Telegraph - 2 views

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    "Genetic modification has so far mainly been confined to developing crops that tolerate herbicides and resist pests. It has done little to increase yields"
Taylor McGirr

In Latin America, a growing backlash against genetically modified food - 4 views

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    LIMA, Peru - Are genetically modified crops "Franken-foods" or the answer to global hunger and climate change? That is the dilemma dividing Latin America, where vast quantities of GM crops are grown.
Danny OCallaghan

Robot farmers are the future of agriculture, says government | Environment | theguardia... - 6 views

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    "UK farming conference hears how 'farmbots' will bring efficiencies and benefits and an end to back-breaking tasks"
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