The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
France is to use a new European opt-out scheme to ensure a ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the country remains in place, it said on Thursday. The European Union's largest grain grower and exporter has asked the European Commission, the EU executive, for France to be …
Just as the government struggles to find some middle ground on Genetically Modified crops, there is a fresh twist to the politically sensitive issue. The Ayush ministry, which deals with Ayurveda and other Indian systems of medicine, has raised concerns with the environment ministry on the possible adverse impact GM …
Farmers in Makueni last week got a chance to ask questions and voice their concerns on genetically modified maize that could be released to farmers in one or two years time if approved. This follows an application for the approval of GMO maize by the Kenya Agricultural Research and Livestock …
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has stepped up checks at the country’s entry points to stop the illegal entry of Genetically Modified Foods (GM Food). This follows concerns GM foods including rice and soya oil are being imported into the country without approval. Some GM foods produced in America are …
Agriculture and food security sector experts on Thursday expressed their concerns over the adverse impact on farm sector due to the possibility of GM mustard being cultivated commercially in India. Agricultural technologies in the seed sector such as GM mustard is detrimental to overall farm sector, they opined at a …
After more than a year, the Prakash Javadekar led Environment Ministry today finally called a meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) to decide on field trials for a number of Genetically Modified (GM) crops. GEAC is the apex body in India that is authorized to approve the use …
An organic farmer from Western Australia who took on his GM canola-cultivating neighbour on contamination claims has failed in his bid to appeal against a large legal costs bill. GM crop farmer told to reveal if he was backed by Monsanto in legal battle Read more Kojonup farmer Steve Marsh …
The move comes despite three rounds of inter-ministerial consultations on the Seeds Bill, during which all ministries agreed to its major provisions, including five recent amendments. It’s not just the Land Acquisition Bill, the NDA government has also put on hold proposed amendments to the Seeds Bill, mainly due to …
The government may not be pushing hard for field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops due to pressure from an RSSlinked group, but the Centre's premier agriculture research body has emphasized the importance of genetically engineered crops in bridging the demand and supply gap for foodgrains in future. The view …
Monsanto said it would abide by Latvia's and Greece's requests under a new EU opt-out law to be excluded from its application to grow a genetically modified (GM) crop across the European Union, but accused them of ignoring science. Under a law signed in March individual countries can seek exclusion …
Germany has reportedly begun taking steps towards banning the use of all genetically modified crops. New rules will allow individual member states to block farmers from using GM organisms, even if the variety has been approved on an EU-wide basis. Scotland became the first country to opt out of bloc-wide …
A food safety advocacy group sued an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, saying it illegally withheld public information on genetically engineered crops. The lawsuit, brought by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) against the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), claims the regulator has …
Germany has initiated a move to stop the growing of genetically modified crops under new European Union rules, documents seen by Reuters showed on Monday. German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt has informed German state governments of his intention to tell the EU that Germany will make use of new "opt-out" …
Farmers in North Rift Monday held a peaceful demonstration on the Iten-Eldoret road to protest over the planned introduction of genetically modified crops. Irate protestors walked on the streets of Eldoret Town waving anti-GMOs placards. "Studies have linked the foods to cancer. Keep the ban on," read one placard. The …
Local doctors are in the eye of a storm swirling for the past three years over whether corn that’s been genetically modified to resist pesticides is a source of prosperity, as companies claim, or of birth defects and illnesses Pediatrician Carla Nelson remembers catching sight of the unusually pale newborn, …
Nearly 30 organisations sign open letter accusing Scottish environment secretary of taking political decision not based on scientific evidence A powerful group of scientists and academic bodies has urged the Scottish government to rethink its ban on growing GM crops, with a warning that it would damage farming, healthcare and …
Scotland is to ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) produce, the country's rural ministry has announced. Rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead said he was not prepared to "gamble" with the future of Scotland's £14bn food and drink sector. The Scottish government intends to take advantage of new EU rules …
The Director of Bio-Safety and Stewardship for Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa, Prof Walter Alhassan says Ghana is following the required procedure for the trial of Genetically Modified Crops. He said the country is through with trying the plants under Green Houses and three of the four crops are now …
The Federal Government said all is set for a nationwide survey and analysis of suspected genetically modified organisms in the country to guard against any adverse impact on humans and the environment. Mr Rufus Ebegba, Director General, National Biosafety Management Agency, who said this at the agency's inception session, noted …
Years after the government imposed an indefinite moratorium on the commercial release of Bt Brinjal, genetically-modified for resistance to the fruit and shoot borer, a principal scientist of the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, puts forth a strong case for its commercial approval. “Debunking” the criticism surrounding …
