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Letters to the Editor archive results 1-11 of 11 in Agriculture & Environment
GM reporting should rely on real expertise
Journalists must corroborate anti-GM stories with scientists and regulators to avoid scaremongering, says Robert Wager.
Tilapia fish can pose danger to ecosystems
Warea Orapa says that tilapia fish — hailed as a method of controlling mosquitoes — can cause damage when introduced into new ecosysems.
LETTER | 5 September 2007 | EN
Africa must ignore GM 'bullying' from both sides
Africa must decide itself about genetically modified foods, no matter what pro- and anti-groups think, says John Daly.
LETTER | 26 July 2007 | EN
Drawn out law-making gave Kenya room to breathe
The lengthy process of creating Kenyan biosafety laws has allowed time for education and preparation, says Rachel Shibalira.
LETTER | 26 June 2007 | EN
The success of Bt cotton in India
Camille Gonsalves argues that far from proving problematic, Bt cotton has been a financial and environmental boon for Indian farmers.
LETTER | 26 January 2007 | EN
GM bananas can wait
Anna Vézina and Richard Markham argue that GM bananas are still inadequate to fight bacterial wilt disease, and should not override other solution
LETTER | 24 October 2006 | EN
Boosting cassava roots the non-GM way
Nagib Nassar says the size of cassava roots can be easily increased without resorting to genetic modification.
LETTER | 31 May 2006 | EN
GM crops cannot be part of sustainable farming
Nagib Nassar argues that the potential risks of genetically modified crops mean they are incompatible with sustainable farming.
LETTER | 24 February 2006 | EN
Testing the safety of Indian GM crops is not 'cursory'
Ranjana Smetacek says that safety tests carried out on GM cotton before its approval in India were more rigorous than a recent study implied.
LETTER | 1 July 2005 | EN
Developing a context of trust in biodiversity data sharing
Paul Geerders suggests that North-South partnerships could help encourage developing countries to share their biodiversity information.
LETTER | 11 May 2004 | EN
GM uptake figures are not accurate
Teresa Anderson argues that recent figures suggesting that genetically modified crops are being taken up twice as fast in developing as in developed countries are not accurate.
LETTER | 23 January 2004 | EN
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