GM soy, the European Parliament asks the Commision to oppose three import authorisations
To prevent the risks of glyphosate, a carcinogenic herbicide used in transgenic crops, the European Parliament opposes the import of three GM soybeans.
Why 2016 is the International Year of Pulses
The UN nominated 2016 the International year of pulses to celebrate the sustainability of grain legumes that are one of the main ingredients of the diet of the world’s most ancient peoples.
Ancient grains. Heirloom wheat makes its comeback in the USA
Discussions about GMOs, carcinogenic pesticides and food allergies are making Americans take a step back, looking back to a time when nature ruled. The US, where wheat is the principal food grain, is seeing a resurgence of ancient varieties such as Turkey Hard Red Winter Wheat, which came to the country in the 19th century,
Pesticides and children: exposure at a young age threatens fertility in adulthood
Men who ate contaminated food when they were teenagers have increased risk of becoming infertile. That’s what a study conducted on the population of the Faroe Islands reveals.
Dry lands, glacier retreat, polluted cities: India is devastated by climate change
In India, i ghiacciai dell’Himalaya sono sempre meno in grado di garantire l’acqua necessaria al sistema agricolo. E Nuova Delhi è immersa nell’inquinamento.
The human cost of agrotoxins. How glyphosate is killing Argentina
Glyphosate, one of the world’s most used herbicides in agriculture, has devastating, dramatic effects on the health of people living in very close contact with it. This time, the warning does not come from environmental organisations or WHO’s agencies, but from a photo feature. Pablo Ernesto Piovano is an Argentinian photographer that decided, in 2014, to
The Dirty Dozen (plus two)
As every year, EWG compiled the list of the top twelve pesticide-heavy fruits and vegetables. For the fifth time in a row, apples ranked first. Here’s the full list.
Greenpeace tests supermarket apples and finds pesticide residues
The environmental association analysed 126 samples of apples purchased in European supermarkets and found that 83 percent of them are contaminated with pests. But just conventional apples.
Food for life, Greenpeace exhibits sustainable farming
From 15 October in Milan there will be a photographic exhibition featuring a selection of twenty pictures taken by Peter Canton that show that it’s possible to grow (and eat) crops without polluting.
19 European countries out of 28 say no to GMOs
19 countries of the European Union chose to ban GM crops. 3 October was the deadline to tell the European Commission whether to ban them or not.