Most farming subsidies and state aid from ireland are directed towards sustainable agricultural projects.
Despite progress on international development goals since 2000 and agendas such as the Paris Agreement on Climate Change heralding changes to agricultural practices, support for conventional agriculture still dominates. Using institutional data…
We are doing all we can to secure a more sustainable food system.
Agri-food companies do not have a great track record regarding fairness and transparency. A survey of the world’s 350 most influential food and agriculture companies by the World Benchmarking Alliance found that:…
If a product is labeled organic, it hasn’t been exposed to herbicides or pesticides.
Only the “100% Organic” label guarantees the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s definition of organic. That means meat, eggs and dairy products are free of antibiotics and growth hormones; produce is grown with…
Organic food is better for you.
It is logical to think that organic food is healthier if it is relatively free of most herbicides and pesticides. The residue of such poisons on conventional food is not supposed to…
Organic food is better for the environment.
There’s no question that keeping farmland free of pesticides is better for the environment. So are other aspects of organic farming, such as crop rotation and periodically allowing land to lie fallow.…
Products labeled organic are inspected to guarantee their purity.
Each apple or asparagus spear isn’t checked for its organic veracity, nor is every container filled with processed food and labeled organic approved before it’s stocked on market shelves. Such meticulous diligence…
Imported products labeled as organic meet U.S. standards.
Food labeled USDA Organic that originates outside the United States is supposed to meet U.S. standards. But the same potential problems confronting domestic certification are exacerbated when food is imported. Employees of…
GMOs Are Used to Create Frankenfoods
One of the most common myths about GMOs is that they are used to create “Frankenfoods.” The vast majority of GMOs are used for things like making crops resistant to pests or…
GMOs Are Killing the Bees
In the mid-2000s, the world was in an uproar over the drastic decline in honeybee populations worldwide. And rightfully so as bees play a vital part in the global food chain, but…
GMOs Will Destroy Our Environment
This myth pares well with number 9 and comes from people thinking that GMOs are sterile and don’t need to be pollinated. Without the need for pollinators, GMO opposition believes that will…
