Is There No Freedom in Science?: Right to Know
How USRTK is the Big Tobacco of the 21st Century In 1839, in the historical play Cardinal Richelieu, playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote that ‘the pen …
CBC – Controversy Before Credibility
When did it become okay for the media to be anti-science & anti-ag? A CBC news story over the weekend calls into question the research …
What Environmental Groups Don’t Want You to Hear!
What do African Farmers Think of GM Crops? In spite of genetically modified (GM) crops being available since 1995, very limited adoption has occurred in …
Food Labelling Fads
Just how free is gluten free? Food fads come and go, as do dieting fads, but you might be less aware of food labelling fads. …
SAIFood Has Your Answers
Launch of Ask SAIFood Having grown up on a 125 head cow-calf operation on a section of land, I’m fortunate to still have family and …
Food Security Costs
How the EU implicitly encourages rejection of GM ag As a researcher, I have dedicated considerable time to the coexistence of GM, conventional and organic …
Synthetic Biology
How conventional plant breeding has evolved in the digital age While I generally have a pretty decent memory, my recollections of high school biology in …
Where are we now?
Many thanks! What seemed a bold and an admittedly uncertain, initiative two years ago, has turned into a considerable success. SAIFood is 2 years old …
Does Eating NON-GM Cost Consumers?
How Consumers Benefit from GM Crops One criticism that is frequently levelled against GM crops and biotechnology, in general, is that there are no benefits …
Science of Risk & the Influences of Politics
United Nations Biodiversity Conference At what point does prevention and precaution trump science and innovation? Depending on who one asks, the responses would run the …