The gains in the equal rights for women has not advanced as much as some would hope . Old traditions can die hard. A new source of information on population-related issues has been added. This one is from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It has a lot of reports and studies on food related issues from around the world.
Scientists warn that non-target species can be affected by genetically engineered crops .
They also urge precautionary measures to allow science and regulations etc to catch up. A while back a British magazine found that they could not print an entire issue on Monsanto because the printers were afraid that they might be sued. A link to it, called the Monsanto Files, is provided. In Latin America, scientists say that GE food may be ok . However, in order to determine that, they stress that precautionary measures should be taken and the public should be kept informed.