Schavan: “Applying all research methods for safeguarding world food – also gene technology”

For the third time, the Federal Minister for Research, Annette Schavan held a round table discussion on plant genetics in Berlin. This time… more

“With Bt cotton, and even with Bt maize, we have seen yield increases of 30 to 40 per cent in developing countries.”

Debate on Genetic engineering. Prof. Matin Qaim: “With Bt cotton, and even with Bt maize, we have seen yield increases of 30 to 40 pe… more

“There are various organic farming techniques which can get us a lot further than genetic engineering.”

Debate on Genetic engineering. Dr Hans Rudolf Herren: “There are various organic farming techniques which can get us a lot further th… more

Feed the world: With or without genetic engineering?

In 2009 the number of starving and malnourished people in the world rose to over a billion. The UN’s millennium goal of halving the number of … more