Published on February 14, 2023 | Melissa Yeakley Martin, Food and Nutrition- USDA Nothing says Valentine’s Day in the United States like chocolate. According to the National Confectioners Association, 92% of…
Read morePublished on February 15,2023 | Reuters | Malaya BEIJING- China will increase its efforts to boost output of soybeans and edible oils, state media reported late on Monday, citing a…
Read morePublished on February 11, 2023 | Nat Williams, AgUpdate Genetically modified crops have become so ubiquitous, many consumers don’t give them a second thought. But recent developments have put the…
Read morePublished on January 13, 2023 | Channel News Asia | Reuters China approved imports of eight genetically modified (GM) crops, permitting shipments of GM alfalfa for the first time after…
Read morePublished on January 5, 2023 | Danessa Rivera, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines harvested over 100 tons of genetically modified “Golden” or “Malusog” Rice in 17 pioneer…
Read morePublished on November 28, 2022 | Peter Rüegg, ETH Zurich | Phys Org For the first time, farmers in the Philippines have cultivated Golden Rice on a larger scale and…
Read morePublished on October 15, 2022| Michael J Ssali, Monitor On October 5, 2022, a digital weekly newsletter, the Crop Biotech Update, broke the news that the Kenyan Government, through a…
Read morePublished on October 13, 2022 | Vina Medenilla, Manila Bulletin “The Philippines can be considered a very quick adopter of new technologies, especially in the case of biotechnology,” said Dr.…
Read morePublished on September 25, 2022 | Blessing Afolabi | Punch Newspaper Over the years, genetically modified foods have raised concerns despite being a potent solution to the impending food crisis.…
Read morePublished on September 26, 2022 | John Agaba | Alliance for Science New biotechnologies such as de-extinction and cloning could help to bring extinct animals back from the dead and…
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