Filipinos start Golden Rice cultivation, Bangladesh falters

Bangladeshi rice scientists’ petition seeking regulatory approval remains pending for five years Published on August 1, 2022 | Reaz Ahmad, Dhaka Tribune A year after regulatory approval, the Philippines has started…
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Nigeria endorses safety of GMO foods

Published on August 4, 2022 | Williams Anuku, Daily Post | Genetic Literacy Project The Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has restated that…
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What huge data analysis says about GMO corn

Tomorrow’s Tech Today: Scientists give genetically modified corn a vote of confidence.Published on August 3, 2022 | Tom Bechman | Farm Progress The first Bt corn was approved in 1996.…
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‘Feed Your Mind’: FDA releases guide on GMOs, emphasizing their safety, sustainability and occasional nutritional advantages

Published on August 8, 2022 | FDA | Genetic Literacy Project GMO foods have been available to consumers since the early 1990s. Since then, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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Biotechnology for Green Recovery

In line with the celebration of the 17th National Biotechnology Week on the 22nd-26th of November 2021, the Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines, Department of Agriculture-Biotech Program, Department of Science…
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Nigeria welcomes GMO cowpea

Published on November 9, 2021 | Joseph Gakpo, Cornell Alliance for Science | Genetic Literacy Project Nigeria is the world’s largest producer and consumer of cowpea, popularly called beans. The…
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GMO bean benefits Brazil’s consumers and smallholder farmers

Published on November 5, 2021 | Luis Ventura, Cornell Alliance for Science | Genetic Literacy Project In a win for smallholder farmers and public sector research, Brazil grocery stores are…
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15th Pan-Asia Farmers Exchange Program

CropLife Asia, CropLife Philippines, and the Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines are pleased to invite you to the 15th Pan-Asia Farmers Exchange Program to be held via Zoom platform on…
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Biotechnology can help achieve SDGs, food security ― Experts

Published on October 4, 2021 | Vanguard News Nigeria As the world population is projected toward nine billion in 2050, experts in biotechnology say embracing biotechnological innovations can help to…
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Crop biotechnology center launched in Muñoz

STATE OF THE ART FACILITY Stakeholders join the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Crop Biotechnology Center in Nueva Ecija led by Agriculture Secretary William Dar (sixth from left) and Acting Agricultural…
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The BCP, a non-stock, non-profit membership association duly registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, is a broad-based multi-sectoral coalition of advocates for the safe and responsible use and advancement of modern biotech in the Philippines. Our members are representatives from academe, the science community, farmers’ organizations, industries, church, media and other civil society organizations.

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