Farmers on the “Frontiers of Prosperity” are choosing GM Seeds
Farmers on the frontiers of prosperity are choosing GM seeds. They’re embracing this technology so much that 54 percent of the global cropland devoted to GM ...
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Kenya’s Farmers Support Their President’s Call to ‘Fast Track’ Bt Cotton Access
When Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the city of Eldoret in June, he gave those of us who live here a great sense of hope about the future of farming, s...
Technology Delivers Meat and Protein Choices
The “meatless revolution” is underway, according to the Wall Street Journal—but in this supposed upheaval, people aren’t quitting meat in the conventional sense...
A Campaign Focused on Science Over Fiction
Joe Biden said it well: “We choose science over fiction.” The former vice president and current presidential candidate was wrapping up his remarks on July 31...
Science is Rescuing the Chestnut Tree
When we talk about an “old chestnut,” we usually mean a familiar story—sometimes one that’s been told so often that it has become stale, but also possibly one t...
Let Africans Decide What is Best for Africa
The statement just came to me: “Let Africans decide what is best for Africa!” A European “expert” had offered a different opinion. In his view, African farme...
Modern Agriculture Gives Food Producers and Consumers a Win-Win
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. That’s why I like to take pictures of my crops: My pictures tell a simple story about good food and crop prot...
India’s Farmers Want Access to Innovative Agriculture Technologies
It is very difficult to stop a good idea from spreading. This is the ultimate lesson gained from the discovery this spring that genetically modified brinjal ...
Meeting The Brexit Challenge By Opening Our Farm Gates And Telling Our Story
Close to 300,000 visitors will descend on British farms on June 9. I dreamed up Open Farm Sunday (OFS) some 14 years ago. Its purpose is to build trust and bust...
For Africa, the Way Forward is to Embrace Technology, Not Fear It!
When I first heard about the activists who want to take away crop-protection products from African farmers like me, I couldn’t believe it. Do they really want t...