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New Report Highlights 20 Years of Economic and Environmental Benefits from Using Biotech/GM Crops (1)

5 June 2017 Dorchester, UK: A new report released today by PG Economics has found that over the last 20 years, crop biotechnology has significantly reduced agriculture’s environmental impact and stimulated economic growth in the 26 countries where the technology is used. The innovative agricultural technology has contributed to preserving the earth’s natural resources while allowing farmers to grow...

Mustard set to be India’s first GM food, gets regulator nod

Vishwa Mohan| TNN | Updated: May 12, 2017, 05.04 AM IST HIGHLIGHTS The GM mustard was developed by a Delhi University institution In 2010, the Bt Brinjal was cleared but the decision was not accepted by then environment minister Decision of the GEAC was, however, vehemently opposed by environmentalists NEW DELHI: India’s central biotech regulator, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee...

Biotech/GM Crops Surge to a New Peak of 185.1 Million Hectares in 2016 Global Area Rebounds from 2015 as Farmers Continue to Adopt Biotech Crops

ISAAA Brief 52-2016: Press Release Biotech/GM Crops Surge to a New Peak of 185.1 Million Hectares in 2016 Global Area Rebounds from 2015 as Farmers Continue to Adopt Biotech Crops Beijing (May 4, 2017) – Today, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its annual report showcasing the 110-fold increase in adoption rate of biotech crops globally in just...

Modified soybeans yield more in future climate conditions

3 May 2017 By 2050, we will need to feed 2 billion more people on less land. Meanwhile, carbon dioxide levels are predicted to hit 600 parts per million—a 150% increase over today’s levels—and 2050 temperatures are expected to frequently match the top 5% hottest days from 1950-1979. In a three-year field study, researchers proved engineered soybeans yield more than conventional soybeans in...

AFRICAN WOMEN IN BIOSCIENCES CALL FOR SUPPORTIVE POLICIES ON BIOTECHNOLOGY

Some participants signing the communique in the form of a ‘support board’, addressed to the country’s leaders 26 April 2017 Kenyan women in biosciences expressed their concerns on the unpredictable biotechnology and biosafety policy environment and urged the government to streamline coordination between relevant regulatory arms to enable research. The women were speaking during...

SCIENTISTS DEVELOP GE RICE THAT FLOWER ON DEMAND

Crop Biotech Update: April 6, 2017 University of Tokyo researchers genetically engineeredrice that does not flower until it comes in contact with a specific fungicide. The results are published in Nature Plants. Takeshi Izawa and colleagues developed non-flowering rice plants by overexpressing a floral repressor gene (Grain number, plant height and heading date 7) to block natural flowering. Then they...

SURVEY REVEALS 90% OF RURAL PRODUCERS IN BRAZIL RECOGNIZE IMPORTANCE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Crop Biotech Update: April 6, 2017 In an initiative to bring information to rural producers using biotechnology, Brazil’s Biotechnology Information Council (CIB) conducted a survey on 1,250 rural producers to outline a scenario about farmers’ understanding of the technologies used in soybean and corn crops, and to identify perceptions of their preservation in the field. CIB reveals that 90%...

SENEGAL READY FOR GMOS, SAYS PRESIDENT MACKY SALL

Crop Biotech Update: April 6, 2017 The President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Macky Sall has made it clear that he strongly supports the adoption of biotechnology in the country provided necessary biosafety measures are taken. “I must say very clearly that I am for the use of GMOs in addressing our food security needs, so long as the necessary biosafety measures are put in place. Otherwise, we...

New rice fights off drought

AtGolS2 improved Curinga grain yield in the target environment. Field performance of unmodified Curinga rice (left) and promising transgenic strain 2580 (right). Photographs were taken during stress at the grain filling stage. PUBLIC RELEASE: 4-APR-2017 Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have developed strains of rice that are resistant to drought in...

WATCH: Helping farmers through agricultural biotechnology

The UP Genetic Researchers and Agricultural Innovators Society strives to uphold awareness on the ways, means, and science behind agricultural biotechnology to help students and farmers alike By Raisa Serafica @raisaserafica Published 6:59 AM, March 06, 2017 Updated 7:04 AM, March 06, 2017 [Click to watch] MANILA, Philippines – How can agricultural biotechnology help and serve...

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