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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08/15/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
Genetically modified (GM) maize has greatly improved food security in South Africa, reduced environmental damage and helped smallholder farmers achieve significant gains in earnings over the past two decades, a new study finds. This marks South Africa as a success story in the cultivation of insect-resistant Bt white maize, given that it was the first […]
South Africa has reaped major benefits from GM maize, study finds - Alliance for Science
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08/15/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
A year after regulatory approval, the Philippines has started transplanting Golden Rice this wet season, becoming the first country in the world to go for commercial cultivation of genetically-engineered rice rich with vitamin A.
GMO Golden Rice tale of two countries: Philippines on track for fall sales while Bangladesh falters
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08/11/2022 SOURCE: www.capitalpress.com
https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/grains/scientists-use-gene-editing-in-cereal-crops-to-boost-yields-without-nitrogen-fertilizer/article_9feaaa24-18cc-11ed-a5dd-6f78c0426c40.html?fbclid=IwAR3EmcszGWJSjPnRJiqJ5X7_4AQobj_E5UkZE06DCppJwAwTTS
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08/11/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
Maruca pest is a key challenge that renders cowpea production unattractive. The larvae infest the flower buds, flowers, and the pod causing up to 80% yield loss in heavily infested areas.
Here’s how GMO cowpea would transform the lives of Ghanian farmers
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08/02/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
As African governments ponder the fate of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), prominent leaders across the continent have openly expressed support for the technology. From Ethiopia to South Africa, and points in between, a cross section of leaders — both serving and former — have agreed that GMOs deserve an opportunity to boost the continent’s agricultural […]
African leaders voice support for GMOs - Alliance for Science
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07/26/2022 SOURCE: www.sasktoday.ca
Scientists were surprised to discover that the gene that increased yields also resulted in higher protein levels.
Researchers find gene that improves wheat yield
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07/21/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
A Nigerian court today threw out a case filed by anti-GMO civil society groups against the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA). Justice D.U Okoro of the Federal high court in Abuja dismissed in its entirety a suit filed by 17 groups led by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF). Dr. Rufus Ebegba, director general and […]
Anti-GMO groups lose court case in Nigeria - Alliance for Science
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07/19/2022 SOURCE: www.prnewswire.com
/PRNewswire/ -- Walden Farms®, makers of specialty condiments and food enhancers with unmatched attributes – zero calories, zero net carbs, zero sugar, zero...
Walden Farms® Announces Rebrand with Focus on Natural Flavors, Debuts Non-GMO Project Verified Salad Dressings
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