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Applied sciences and engineering/Agriculture/Horticulture/Agronomy/Crop science/Genetically modified crops

Agricultural Advances Draw Opposition That Blunts Innovation
Evidence-Free Challenges Increase Public Misconceptions, Feed the World Of “Parallel Science”
Kenya to import genetically modified maize
Connect with NRC Study on Genetically Engineered Crops
William Press: Scientists Must Communicate Both of Science’s ‘Story Lines’
Fact-based conclusions and value-based judgments are both important aspects of science, but a clearer awareness of their differences can help scientists engage with a skeptical public, William Press said at the annual William D. Carey lecture.
AAAS: 'Balance Scientific Freedom and Accountability'
<i>Science</i> Correspondent Pallava Bagla Wins Indian Award for Agriculture Journalism
Improved Seed, Ecological Farming Needed to Enhance Food Security
Statement by the AAAS Board of Directors On Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods
AAAS Board of Directors: Legally Mandating GM Food Labels Could “Mislead and Falsely Alarm Consumers”

Foods containing ingredients from genetically modified (GM) crops pose no greater risk than the same foods made from crops modified by conventional plant breeding techniques, the AAAS Board of Directors has concluded. Legally mandating labels on GM foods could therefore “mislead and falsely alarm consumers,” the Board said in a statement approved 20 October.

Special Science Issue Takes on Global Food Security, From Field to Fork

Nine billion people are expected to inhabit the Earth by 2050. But while the world population is growing, the amount of available cropland, fresh water and other key resources is not. The number of undernourished people already exceeds one billion—how do we feed the world without exacerbating environmental problems and simultaneously cope with climate change?