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Antradienį, Gegužė 17 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released an exhaustive report, Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. ?Below are several articles based on the report:
- Distinction Between Genetic Engineering and Conventional Plant Breeding Becoming Less Clear, Says New Report on GE Crops, The National Academies of Sciences
- Genetically Engineered Crops Are Safe, Analysis Finds, „New York Times“.
- Are GMO crops safe? Focus on the plant, not the process, scientists say, Washington Post
- Ataskaita: GMO crops not harmful to humans, but weed resistance is a problem, Čikagos tribūna
- Study finds no adverse heath effects from genetically engineered crops, Kalva
- Modified Crops Not Seen Adding to Human Health Risks, Study Says, "Bloomberg"
- Ne JAV. panel releases consensus on genetically engineered crops, Mokslas
- National Academy of Sciences Report Finds no Food Safety or Human Health Impacts from GE Crops, CSPI
- NAS GM crops report will ‘provide fodder for friends and foes of GE,’ says plant scientist, Maisto navigatorius JAV
PREKYBA:
Greece to block TTIP unless geographical indications are protected – EurActiv – Autorius?Sarantis Michalopoulos (Gegužė 13)
“The Greek government is ready to veto the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU unless it ensures increased protection for key agricultural?geographical indicators.”
TTIP trade deal under threat over the Feta factor – euronews (Gegužė 16)
ryšys:?http://www.euronews.com/2016/05/16/ttip-trade-deal-under-threat-over-the-feta-factor/
Farmers need support to adapt to the TPP, say experts – Vietnamo naujienos (Gegužė 14)
Experts said the most important thing at present was raising awareness of farmers about the opportunities and challenges of the TPP, so that they will aim to increase productivity and product quality.
ryšys:?http://vietnamnews.vn/society/296757/farmers-need-support-to-adapt-to-the-tpp-say-experts.html
Africa urged to dismantle trade, movement barriers to spur growth – Daily Mail (JK) / "Reuters" -?By Duncan Miriri and Clement Uwiringiyimana (Gegužė 13)
EU defends US free trade deal amid growing opposition – Livemint (Indija) / AFP (Gegužė 13)
A historic free trade deal between Europe and the US could be reached if members states endorse it, says EU trade chief Cecilia Malmstroem”
Obama?s Pivot to Asia Staggers as Trade Deal Stalls in Congress – "Bloomberg" – By Angela Greiling Keane (Gegužė 15)
“Defense Secretary Ash Carter has said he would prefer the trade agreement over another carrier battle group in the Pacific.”
Trade policy issues are blurring old lines, turning politics in 2016 inside out – Kansas City Star – By Dave Helling (Gegužė 14)
“Candidates and voters in both major parties appear to be switching long-held positions on trade policy: Free-trade Republicans are becoming protectionist, while some Democrats are moving the opposite direction on exports and imports.”
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article77675362.html#storylink=cpy
Millennials Get Free Trade, Why Doesn?t Anyone Else? – Investor’s Business Daily, redakcijos (Gegužė 13)
“A new survey shows that the so-called millennial generation is the only one that thinks free trade is a good thing. So why is it that both political parties are shunning this huge voting block?”
ryšys:?http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/millennials-get-free-trade-why-doesnt-anyone-else/
Imports work for America – Kalva (DienoraÅ¡tis) – By Steve Lamar, contributor (Gegužė 13)
“deja, the American public knows little about U.S. importas ? often overlooked in U.S. prekybos politika ? and the important role they play in our lives. Rather, lots of attention is devoted to U.S. exports and the jobs and opportunities they create”
ryšys:?http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/finance/279788-imports-work-for-america
Why grain farmers support the TPP trade?deal – National Post (Kanada) – By Levi Wood and Jim Wickett (Gegužė 16)
“There might be protectionist rhetoric coming from both political parties in the U.S. today, bet tai?s no reason for Canada to not move forward and lead on this critical issue.”
ryšys:?http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/why-grain-farmers-support-the-tpp-trade-deal
**pastaba: Levi Wood is a member of the Pasaulinis Ūkininkas tinklas
Cloak of Secrecy Fuels Anxiety Over Trans-Atlantic Trade Talks – Niujorko laikas – By Celestine Bohlen (Gegužė 16)
ryšys:?http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/world/europe/ttip-eu-us-trade-deal.html
US beef arrives in South Africa?- GlobalMeatNews -?By Oscar Rousseau (Gegužė 17)
“The first shipment of US beef has arrived in South Africa, after an ?intense? and long-running trade dispute between both nations was resolved in January.”
ryšys:?http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Livestock/US-beef-arrives-in-South-Africa
Govt says domestic agriculture to ?go on offensive? under TPP – The Japan News / Jiji Press (Gegužė 17)
“Japan will go on the offensive in the fields of agriculture, forestry and fisheries by taking advantage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, a government white paper on agriculture said Tuesday.”
ryšys:?http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002952327
Trade Is a National Security Imperative – Wall Street Journal " – By Robert B. Zoellick (Gegužė 16)
“Abandoning the Pacific pact will tell America?s Asian allies that the U.S. is yielding to China. They will accommodate accordingly.”
ryšys:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/trade-is-a-national-security-imperative-1463440063
Anti-trade rhetoric not denting U.S. trade chief’s hopes for TPP vote – "Reuters" – By Mitra Taj (Gegužė 17)
ryšys:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-tpp-froman-idUSKCN0Y82PC
KITA:
Marketing Ploy May Mean Moving Ag Backwards?– AgInfo.net – By KayDee Gilkey (Gegužė 12)
“We make all of these amazing innovations and then we preclude them from being used. This is not helping with overall food productions? footprint ? it is going the wrong way.?
ryšys:?http://www.aginfo.net/index.cfm/event/report/id/Open-Range-34051
The Meaninglessness of ‘Healthy’ maistas: Six Ways Labels Need to Change – "Bloomberg" – Autorius Deena Shanker (Gegužė 12)
The Harm in Blindly ?Going Gluten Free? – The Atlantic – By James Hamblin (Gegužė 16)
ryšys:?http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/05/celiac-vs-gluten/482676/
Zimbabwe Drought – Five Million Face Food Shortage – visa Afrika / Al Jazeera (Gegužė 16)
ryšys:?http://allafrica.com/stories/201605170129.html
Lessons from fighting a drought – Livemint (Indija) – By NS Ramnath (Gegužė 17)
“Seven learnings on how droughts can be managed to take the sting out of the phenomena”
ryšys:?http://www.livemint.com/Politics/HrOM4GiBI0vQJpCDfejhkN/Lessons-from-fighting-a-drought.html
**pastaba: V. Ravichandran in the article is a member of the Global Farmer Network?and recipient of the 2013 Kleckner apdovanojimas.
REGULIAVIMO, GOV’T:
EPA faces second U.S. lawmakers investigation into glyphosate review – "Reuters" – By P.J. Huffstutter (Gegužė 13)
“A second group of lawmakers is investigating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (AAA) over its review of glyphosate, questioning why it withdrew a report that said the chemical in the world’s most widely used weed killer was likely not carcinogenic.”
ryšys:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-glyphosate-epa-idUSKCN0Y42GV
Congress Questions EPA on Glyphosate, Atrazine – AgWeb – By Alison Rice (Gegužė 13)
“Members are also frustrated by the pace of EPA?s process. ?We are concerned that EPA has continually delayed its review of glyphosate,? the letter said.”
ryšys:?http://www.agweb.com/article/congress-questions-epa-on-glyphosate-atrazine-naa-alison-rice/
Senate strengthens flood control, waterways infrastructure -?„Delta Farm Press“. – Autorius?Gegužė 13)
ryšys:?http://deltafarmpress.com/government/senate-strengthens-flood-control-waterways-infrastsructure
Judge strikes down GMO ban in Oregon?s Josephine County – Capital Press – By Mateusz Perkowski (Gegužė 16)
ryšys:?http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20160516/judge-strikes-down-gmo-ban-in-oregons-josephine-county
Glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer: WHO/FAO committee?- Maisto navigatorius -?By Niamh Michail?(Gegužė 17)
ryšys:?http://www.foodnavigator.com/Policy/Glyphosate-is-unlikely-to-cause-cancer-WHO-FAO-committee
Monsanto Cancels Plan to Sell GMO Seed in Argentina – Wall Street Journal " – By Jacob Bunge and Taos Turner (Gegužė 17)
“[T]he government?s actions were ?not consistent? with its past promises to support intellectual property rights and private agreements.”
ryšys:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/monsanto-cancels-plan-to-sell-gmo-seed-in-argentina-1463523453
Argentine farmers urge gov’t to clinch GMO deal with Monsanto – St. Louis Post-Dispatch – By Hugh Bronstein, "Reuters" (Gegužė 18)
ryšys:?http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/article_04cdc8e2-ac23-550a-9315-6c6703106555.html
Errors, Bias And Conflicts Of Interest Make UN Agency Contender For Worst Regulator Ever – Forbes.com – Autorius Henris I. Mileris (Gegužė 18)
“Because of its [glyphosate] association with genetic engineering, activists hate it and have long tried to raise safety concerns about the chemical.”
Stalemate at EU glyphosate talks, no vote taken?- Sklaidos kanalo navigatorius -?Jane Byrne (Gegužė 19)
“The glyphosate dossier is to be handed over to the Commission, following on from the PAFF committee’s failure today to generate a vote on the controversial herbicide.”
ryšys:?http://www.feednavigator.com/Regulation/Stalemate-at-EU-glyphosate-talks-no-vote-taken
Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency approve AquAdvantage Salmon?– Government of Canada (Gegužė 19)
AquAdvantage Genetically Modified Salmon Found to be Safe as a Food and a Livestock Feed
ryšys:?http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=index&crtr.page=2&nid=1068309
Biotech:
Mysuru institute tests GM, disease-resistant silkworms – The Times of India (Gegužė 15)
“According to a textile ministry document, the genetically modified worms “can prevent the losses caused by the Grasserie disease, which is responsible for up to 20% crop loss in silkworm”.”
Smart Farming report urges axing of biotech prohibitions – The Land (Australija) – By Colin Bettles (Gegužė 15)
“The House of Representatives Agriculture and Industry Committee?s ?Smart Farming? report has recommended cutting duplicative State laws that frighten potential agricultural biotechnology investments and hinder farm productivity, by undermining federal food safety regulators.”
ryšys:?http://www.theland.com.au/story/3908272/smart-farming-report-urges-axing-of-biotech-prohibitions/
Failed Greenpeace anti-GM campaign exposed – The Land (Australija) – By Colin Bettles (Gegužė 15)
“The activist incident was outlined in detail in a report handed down by the House of Representatives Environment Committee last week which recommended sanctions against groups listed for tax deductions that break the law repeatedly.”
ryšys:?http://www.theland.com.au/story/3907598/failed-greenpeace-anti-gm-campaign-exposed/
Are there GMOs in our moon dust? Gwyneth Paltrow demands to know! – Grist – By Eve Andrews (Gegužė 13)
ryšys:?http://grist.org/living/are-there-gmos-in-our-moon-dust-gwyneth-paltrow-demands-to-know/
GM potato field trials get the go-ahead – Farmers Weekly (JK) – By Johann Tasker (Gegužė 12)
ryšys: http://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/gm-potato-field-trials-get-the-go-ahead.htm
National Academy of Sciences finds no evidence of GMO health effects?- St. Louis Post-Dispatch – By Jacob Barker (Gegužė 17)
“One of the nation?s premier scientific bodies says it has found no evidence of adverse human health effects after 20 years of genetically-modified crop adoption.”
Keeping My Farm Sustainable With GMO Crops – Forbes.com – By Gene Stoel (Gegužė 17)
“GMOs allow farmers to fight insects and weeds more effectively and enhance soil health.”
Bt cotton adoption creates more employment opportunities in female laborers in Pakistan – Apkarpyti Biotech atnaujinimas, Ishaaa (Gegužė 18)
ryšys: ?http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=14416
Taller, stronger rice plant – The Daily Star (Bangladesh) – By Reaz Ahmed (Gegužė 15)
“Bangladeshi scientists develop 2 modern, high-yielding varieties that can withstand tidal surge”
ryšys:?http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/taller-stronger-rice-plant-1224073
Mitch Daniels Takes on ‘Callous, Heartless and Cruel’ Anti-GMO Activists – Nacionalinė apžvalga – By Julie Kelly (Gegužė 18)
?When you hold so many moral high cards on something that?s best for the environment and for humanity, you have to be willing to mix it up,? he told me. ?People with a direct self-interest are actively misinforming the public. We need to counter that in a more forceful way.?
ryšys:?http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435523/mitch-daniels-gmos-good
We must end our superstitious objections to genetically modified food – The Telegraph (JK) – By Juliet Samuel (Gegužė 18)
“Where does modern corn on the cob come from? Well-informed diners will know the answer: Latin America. But what they probably don?t know is that it never grew there naturally. Humans created it.”
?GM crops ideal for drought-hit TS? – The Hindu (Indija) (Gegužė 19)
ryšys:?http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/gm-crops-ideal-for-droughthit-ts/article8618594.ece
Scientists refute the scaremongering about GMOs – Washington Post, redakcijos (Gegužė 19)
“[T]he National Academies…?authoritative report?refutes the counterproductive scaremongering from the anti-genetically-engineered side.”
Subject: Antradienį, Gegužė 17 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released an exhaustive report, Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects.
Questions:
1. Is this another short-term 2 year study. What was the duration of the study. When was the design of experment (tyrimas) paleista, Where/who collected the data and over what period of time was it collected, Did the collected data meet the test protocol of the launched sudy.
2. Where can one find the research test protocol in the referenced study; that is, the design of experiment. If you find it, let me know what page or chapter it is in.
3. Where can I find the test(s) results for consistency of findings.
4. Regarding “One of the nation’s premier scientific bodies says it has found no evidence of adverse human health effects after 20 years of genetically-modified crop adoption.” ————— does that mean there is/are no other evidence that would show/suggest that mechanically manipulated/engineered seeds that require the use of glyphosate are not safe or may may cause future collateral health/enviornmental impacts, i.e., tobacco, Agent Orange for examples.
5. Would one want to bet his entire farm in assuring the public that the GMOs are safe based on this study?
There happen to be a number of hyperlinks provided, which you are free to examine. The links direct to the source and coverage of the report, which was conducted by over fifty scientists for two years during which time that “committee examined almost 900 research and other publications…” [See here: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=23395%5D