YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food
83
Follow
Scooped by pdjmoo onto YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food
Scoop.it!

IT CAN BE DONE: Bhutan set to become world's first wholly organic country. No Pesticides, No Chemicals, No GMO

IT CAN BE DONE: Bhutan set to become world's first wholly organic country. No Pesticides, No Chemicals, No GMO | YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food | Scoop.it

11 February 2013 - The Guardian John Vidal and Annie Kelly:

By shunning all but organic farming techniques, the Himalayan state will cement its status as a paradigm of sustainability.  Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides and relying on its own animals and farm waste for fertilisers... http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/feb/11/bhutan-first-wholly-organic-country

 

Feb 20, 2013 U.S. FARMERS MAY STOP PLANTING GMOs AFTER HORRIFIC CROP YIELDS |  Peak Oil News http://peakoil.com/enviroment/u-s-farmers-may-stop-planting-gmos-after-horrific-crop-yields

No comment yet.
Your new post is loading...
Scooped by pdjmoo
Scoop.it!

GM crops undermining sustainable weed control and sustainable agriculture

This BioScience piece documents not only the current state of glyphosate resistant weeds, but also ties the development of genetically engineered herbicide resistant crops, especially 2,4-D and dicamba resistant crops, to the decline of sustainable weed management, and to the decline of sustainable agriculture more generally.

No comment yet.