October 15, 2007

Your editorial “Ag has obligations to explore options” (11 Oct) unfortunately falls for the perennial promises of the biotech industry, promises that have been repeated ad nauseam since Canada first launched its national biotechnology strategy in 1981. The ills of the world are pressing indeed. But it would be wise to question the offering of a technological fix as a ‘solution’ to climate change, peak oil, or malnutrition.

Why many Africans are rejecting Bill Gates's Green Revolution 2.0

April 2, 2007, Macleans magazine, Alex Gillis