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Published on August 24, 2021 | Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) The recent commercial propagation approval of Golden Rice was lauded by global experts as an indicator of the Philippines’…
Published on August 17, 2021 | Joseph Maina, Alliance for Science Though biotechnology is most often seen as a tool to meet Africa’s food needs, it could also play a…
Photo by Aman Bhargava on StockSnap According to the Fish Forward Project, an EU co-funded program that aims to raise awareness on sustainable seafood consumption, overfishing is one of the…
Published on August 19,2021 | Edwin Paraluman and Philippine Farmers Advisory Board Chairman | The Manila Times WHEN it comes to new agricultural technologies, seeing is believing. I planted genetically…
Published on August 18, 2021 | Business Mirror The recent government approval for the commercial cultivation of Golden Rice (GR) is a most welcome, long-awaited development for the science community,…
Photo by Sandy Ravaloniaina on Unsplash Recent research by scientists from the University of Chicago into RNA manipulation has shown promising results for both rice and potatoes, as initial tests…
Published on July 29, 2021 | Tunde Eludini, Premium Times Embracing genetically modified crops, known as GMOs, will be very helpful if Nigeria is to meet her set goals on…
Undoubtedly, climate change is set to increase concerns regarding food security around the world. Worsening weather conditions and changing weather patterns should push us to maximize all avenues in mitigating…
Researchers Eloisa Vendemiatti and Vagner Benedito observing tomato plants at the West Virginia University Greenhouse Credits: WVNews, WVU Photo According to 2018 figures, the total global production of tomatoes stands…