Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Biotech,
What's the future of food and agriculture? A Purdue University economist shares his thoughts
Jayson Lusk, a distinguished professor and head of the Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University in Indiana, has some ideas where the future of food and agriculture is headed.
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Agriculture Global, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Tech, Biotech,
Report: U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization publishes gene-edited crops paper The latest issue paper is titled “Gene Editing and Agrifood Systems” and features a foreword written by Nobel Prize winner and CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna, who explains how a proper regulatory structure can help governments “responsibly and equitably” harness gene editing for agriculture.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Agriculture US, Biotech,
Biological Alternatives Offer Hope for Restoring Biodiversity
This week, the United Nations is meeting in Montreal for the UN Biodiversity Conference. The conference brings together leaders from around the world to discuss how to prevent loss of biodiversity and how to restore habitats that are already hurting.
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Team AgWiki
Topics: GMO's, Potatoes, Biotech, Consumer/Retail,
USDA approves Toolgen’s reduced-browning GMO potato
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently posted two Regulatory Status Review (RSR) responses under the revised biotechnology regulatio…
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Vegetables, Research, Ag Asia / Pacific, Biotech,
Filipino Research Team Presents First Publicly Available Data on Field Performance of Bt Eggplant in Asia
Eggplant is one of the most important and profitable vegetables in the Philippines. It accounts for more than 30% of the total volume of vegetable production in the country. Eggplant farming provides resource-poor Filipino farmers with a better source of income. The biggest threat for eggplant produ
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07/11/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
Research using gene editing technology is being undertaken on the continent largely by African scientists to provide solutions for Africa, according to a panel of scientists and regulatory experts. Their work is drawing upon the efficiency and precision of gene editing to restore staples that African farmers prefer, like banana and sorghum, they said. The goal […]
African scientists lead the continent's gene editing research - Alliance for Science
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07/05/2022 SOURCE: www.isaaa.org
What can gene editing experts learn from communicating genetic modification? What is the right strategy towards public acceptance? These are just some of the questions answered in the chapter Communicating Genome Editing: Editing the Bloopers from the Past Science Communication Strategies authored b
From Bloopers to Breakthroughs: Science Communication Strategies for Gene Editing
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Randy Krotz
Topics: GMO's, World Hunger, Biotech, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
Commentary: Head of regulatory affairs for African Agricultural Technology Foundation points out Zambia and Zimbabwe have been reluctant to accept donations of GM crops, even in times of hunger
To grow or not to grow: Africa’s lingering dilemma on GM crops - AATF - PROSPERITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
By Dr Francis Nang’ayo The potential revolution in farming made possible by Genetically Modified (GM) crops has been met with controversy, resulting in a great deal of ambivalence regarding policies for regulating this new technology. Whereas some farmers, mostly smallholders in developing countries, have adopted GM crops and are now growing them commercially, others have […]
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