Thursday, 10 February 2022 — Sustainable Pulse
Editors’ picks
GMO Wheat in Argentina Suffers from Low Yields
Developments in Argentina regarding genetically modified (GM) wheat show that however determined governments are to boost GMOs in agriculture, the inherent weaknesses of the technology undermine their efforts. Although the Argentine government approved it for planting and the Brazilian government gave the nod for its import, the GM wheat is giving poor yields, around two-thirds […]
Canada Appeals Court Orders Government to Reassess Glyphosate Registration
The Federal Court of Appeal in Canada has issued a decision in favour of Safe Food Matters in a court case concerning the re-registration of the world’s most used weedkiller, glyphosate. The decision remits the matter back to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of Health Canada for reconsideration, and offers strong guidance to PMRA […]
Colombia Constitutional Court Suspends Re-Start of Glyphosate Aerial Fumigation Program
Rights groups and politicians in Colombia have welcomed a decision by the country’s Constitutional Court, which ruled this week that the government failed to consult local communities over its plan to restart aerial fumigation of coca crops, Al Jazeera reported. In a decision last Wednesday, the court said the government of President Ivan Duque could not […]
Major French Study Finds Over 99% Glyphosate Contamination in General Population
In one of the largest studies on glyphosate contamination in a human population, the world’s most used weedkiller was found in over 99% of the general public in France, with a total of over 6,800 urine samples having been tested. The study, published Wednesday in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, a top peer-reviewed scientific journal, […]
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