09/September/22

 

Both glyphosate and Roundup disturbed the gut microbiome in a study conducted in a simulated human digestive tract, but some of the changes were reversed with a probiotic formulation. This is the first study to prove that glyphosate and Roundup disrupt the human gut microbiome. GMWatch

 

 

A survey from July 2022 shows that 94% of Austrian consumers are in favour of maintaining the labelling obligation for ingredients derived from gene editing. Seventy per cent reject simpler and faster regulatory approval procedures for products derived from gene editing. GLOBAL 2000 via @GMWatch

 

 

Sirimajhi Pasanga, a tribal farmer from the Rayagada district in India, describes his experience with GM Bt cotton: "We thought Bt cotton would be lucrative. But in just about two years, we realised we were sowing seeds of poison. We were using too many chemical fertilisers. As a result, our soil lost its fertility." Pangam Jani, a farmer from Muniguda block, got bumper yields in the initial two to three years: "From one acre, we could harvest five to seven quintals of cotton. Gradually, it began to come down. Last year, I got only three quintals from one-and-a-half acres. Because soil fertility is decreasing." Pasanga has taken loans to sow the seeds, and any profit he makes goes to the moneylender. Pests are also proving a problem. A professor advises farmers to switch to organic cotton, which restores soil fertility, and a local NGO is promoting the cultivation of millets, which need no chemicals and are drought-tolerant. daijiworld.com

 

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