08/24/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
Genetically modified (GM) maize has produced higher yields than conventional hybrid varieties in South Africa, highlighting the technology’s potential to support food security in the face of climate challenges, a new study finds. “Our study shows that the gains from biotechnology for white maize as a staple food crop in South Africa have been greater […]
GM crops could support food security in Africa, new study suggests - Alliance for Science
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08/23/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
Researchers have identified stem rust resistance in the wild cereal plant Aegilops sharonensis and successfully transferred the resistance gene into bread
GMO wheat developed in research labs could stem rust pathogens that destroy crops across Africa
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08/23/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
Despite increased potato production and high-yield potential, yields in developing countries have not reached their full potential. Smallholder farmers often lack access to quality seed and knowledge of effective disease management practices.
Viewpoint: Will late blight-proof GMO potatoes ever make it to Africa? Not if anti-biotech activists succeed in their scare campaigns
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08/23/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
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08/22/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
Citizens' "vague sense of unease" about genetically modified (GM) crops and genome-edited foods will never be alleviated. Why?
Viewpoint: GMO and gene edited agricultural solutions will never gain traction if journalists continue to carry water for anti-biotechnology disinformation
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08/22/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
As Ghana readies genetically modified cowpea for commercialization, proper stewardship is paramount to safeguard the responsible management of the technology, stakeholders say. This will ensure the success of the technology after Ghana farmers obtain the seeds sometime in 2023. Putting the right stewardship steps in place is important and necessary to avert any future failure […]
Ghana plans for education, stewardship in GMO cowpea rollout - Alliance for Science
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics,
Renowned wheat genome advocate wins 2021 Farrer Memorial Medal
NSW Department of Primary Industries Deputy Director General Agriculture Kate Lorimer-Ward has congratulated Professor Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Appels on
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08/17/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
Filipino farmers, including low-income households, have benefitted economically from growing genetically modified (GM) corn, according to a new study. The study, published in the International Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, was conducted to assesses the economic value of growing GM corn in the Philippines between 2002 and 2019. Cultivation of GM corn […]
Filipino farmers reap economic benefits from GMO corn, study finds - Alliance for Science
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08/16/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
Can a person achieve as much in retirement as in a 50-year career? Ronnie Coffman, the world-renowned plant breeder who today officially became professor emeritus at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, aims to find out. But it’s not ambition or ego that drives him. Rather, it’s his ongoing commitment to ending world hunger […]
Ronnie Coffman: Legendary plant breeder returning to his roots - Alliance for Science
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