Save Our Seeds

A collage of headlines and quotes promoting the proclaimed benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops and genetic engineering. Text snippets include statements such as “Genetic engineering could ‘reverse the Silent Spring scenario’,” “Millions served – While the West debates the ethics of genetically modified food, Florence Wambugu is using it to feed her country,” and “GMO golden rice could save 40,000 lives a day, people that are malnourished and dying.” Other phrases emphasize medical and agricultural benefits like “Purple tomato can beat cancer,” “Genetic engineering could make crops resistant to a wide range of diseases,” and “The vilification of genetically modified crops could jeopardize efforts to feed the world’s growing population.” One quote reads, “Protest against GM crops are a crime against humanity.” The background is styled with torn-paper textures.

🌾 Bitter harvest 🌾
30 years after the first GMO crops hit the fields, their promises - like feeding the world & cutting chemicals - mostly failed. Our new website exposes 8 broken biotech promises. Time for a fairer food system✊
👉 gmopromises.org

#GMOs #NoNewGMOs #agriculture #natureconservation

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👀 Food labels give us the information we need to choose what we eat — including whether products contain GMOs. ✔️

💼 But EU politicians are considering scrapping labelling requirements for most #NewGMOs

✊ We call on them to defend our right to choose — all GMOs must remain labelled!

#NoGMOsInMyFood

Op Ed | Big Ag Pushes Lawmakers to Roll Back Consumer Rights | Agricultural and Rural Convention In advance of the first trilogue meeting on “new genomic techniques” that took place this week, the industry launched a statement against GMO labelling. Only the Parliament, not the Council nor the Co...

Ahead of trilogue negotiations on #GMO deregulation, industry groups have launched a full-blown attack on consumer rights. But it is not for them to decide what we buy! #NewGMO #IchooseGMOfree

www.arc2020.eu/op-ed-big-ag...

New GMOs: sorting spin from facts – media briefing - Greenpeace European Unit The European Parliament’s environment committee will vote on Tuesday to start the final phase of negotiations on a controversial draft EU law on a new breed of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). T...

The @europarl.europa.eu's environment committee will vote tomorrow to start the final phase of negotiations on a controversial draft EU law on a new breed of GMOs. 🍅🌱

We've debunked 5 misleading claims used by the biotech industry and politicians who want the EU to deregulate new GMOs. 🙅👀

- Save Our Seeds Gentechnik bald auf dem Teller? Darum geht es In Europa gilt bisher das Vorsorgeprinzip: Strenge Gentechnik-Regeln stellen sicher, dass alle gentechnisch

Helfen Sie jetzt mit, die Wahlfreiheit von Verbraucherinnen und Bauern in Sachen Gentechnik bei den Koaltionsverhandlungen nicht unter die Räder kommt! Schreiben Sie JETZT an SPD, CSU und CDU www.saveourseeds.org/de/gentechni...

The Impossible Burger Check out the Impossible Burger, a lab-made, genetically-modified meat substitute to taste like real meat - and decide if you would actually want to eat it!

🍔Heard about the Impossible Burger?

It ‘bleeds’ like beef, but it’s made in a lab with genetically modified yeast & soy 🧪

It's now pushed for direct human consumption in the 🇪🇺 when we have so many better plant-based alternatives!

Explore our cool infographic 👇 friendsoftheearth.eu/impossible-b...

So now is the time to get aktive!

EU Heads Towards Deregulation Of New GMO Technologies | Agricultural and Rural Convention EU countries have officially sealed their position on plans to loosen rules on the use of new genetic technologies, setting the ball rolling towards deregulation of new GMOs in the near future. But th...

EU countries have officially sealed their position on plans to loosen rules on the use of new genetic technologies. But this isn’t the end of the story just yet. So what happens now? @natashafoote.bsky.social brings you the latest from Brussels:
www.arc2020.eu/eu-heads-tow...
#GMO #NGT

Also "mittun" ist ja wohl ein Bisschen zu viel understatement. DANKE jedenfalls für (fast) alles was Du getan hast - hast Du gut gemacht! Bleib uns erhalten!

Poland backtracks on patents in efforts to push ahead with EU plans on new GMOs A new proposal on the EU’s plans to loosen the rules on new genomic technologies has been tabled in efforts to break the impasse in negotiations between EU countries. But could this be enough to tip t...

⚠️ After months at an impasse, the EU plans to loosen rules on new genetic techniques may have just edged closer to a compromise thanks to a new 🇵🇱 proposal

What does this all mean? Here I’ve put together an overview of what you need to know for @arc2020.bsky.social 🧬 www.arc2020.eu/poland-backt...

Genetic Engineering and Generative AI: An Explosive Mix The field of plant biotechnology is undergoing a profound transformation. The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is fundamentally reshaping the way genetic engineering is conducted....

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is fundamentally reshaping the way genetic engineering is conducted. How should the EU respond? Benny Haerlin and Franziska Achterberg of @saveourseeds.bsky.social have more.
www.arc2020.eu/genetic-engi...

Und vorher noch zur Vorstellung des Berichts "Wenn Chatbots neue Pflanzen züchten" zu Künstlicher Intelligenz und Gentechnik am Mittwoch 12.2.25 17 Uhr bei Save Our Seeds in Berlin Mitte. Hier die Details und der Bericht:
www.saveourseeds.org

Und vorher noch zur Vorstellung des Berichts "Wenn Chatbots neue Pflanzen züchten" zu Künstlicher Intelligenz und Gentechnik am Mittwoch 12.2.25 17 Uhr bei Save Our Seeds in Berlin Mitte. Hier die Details und der Bericht:
www.saveourseeds.org

Und vorher noch zur Vorstellung des Berichts "Wenn Chatbots neue Pflanzen züchten" zu Künstlicher Intelligenz und Gentechnik am Mittwoch 12.2.25 17 Uhr bei Save Our Seeds in Berlin Mitte. Hier die Details und der Bericht:
www.saveourseeds.org

Schreiben Sie an alle Kanzlerkandidatinnen und -kandidaten: Gentechnik im Essen weiter kennzeichnen und auf Sicherheit überprüfen. Keine Deregulierung in Zeiten von AI und CRISPR!https://www.saveourseeds.org/aktion.html?utm=.share.bluesky

For Germans in Berlin only: Am Mittwoch, den 12. Februar von 17 bis 19 Uhr stellt ihr Autor, Benno Vogel, unsere Studie "Wenn Chatbots neue Sorten züchten", bei "Save Our Seeds" in der Marienstr.19-20 vor. Benny Haerlin moderiert.
Mehr dazu bei www.saveourseeds.org

The convergence of AI and genetic engineering will open a new world of food and agriculture. Mindblowing! And so are the challenges of risk assessment of "blackbox" decisions, "hallucinations" and general data bias when chatbots breed new varieties. Read our report at www.saveourseeds.org/en

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