Let's learn from past efforts to fight hunger
Campaigners for food security must include science in their goals — and in return scientists need to heed wider concerns around solutions.
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Technical creativity needs nurturing at the grassroots
Efforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.
The GM debate is about more than biosafety
Biosafety is important, but so is ensuring that GM crops benefit the rural poor and that decisions are based on sound science.
Time to make agricultural research a top priority
Recent protests over food prices underline a key message from a new report about the potential dangers of neglecting agricultural research.
Mutual respect in the GM crop debate
Indian biotechnologists need to engage GM critics with openness and honesty to win public support.
S&T has vital role in sustainable farming
A recent report is a welcome analysis of modern agriculture's future, but it fails to adequately recognise the role of science and technology.
Africa must create its own biotechnology agenda
Building public support for genetically modified crops in sub-Saharan Africa means developing a homegrown solution to the region's own needs.
12 June 2007 | EN
The case for science-based agriculture
Although GM crops are controversial, they can still play an important role in meeting the world's food needs. But the controversies do highlight the need for a robust regulatory framework.
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