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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Cotton, Vegetables, GMO's, Cassava, Fertilizer, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,

Nigerian farmer chooses innovation for healthier crops, better harvests - Alliance for Science

Patience Koku knows better than most the damage that bollworms can cause to a textile industry. A former fashion entrepreneur, Koku watched in frustration as the pests devastated cotton crops across Nigeria, bringing the entire textile industry to its knees. Although the entrepreneurial farmer left fashion years ago to grow rice, soy, maize and vegetables […]

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

11/18/2020 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

Kenya advances GM maize to increase yields, reduce pesticide use - Alliance for Science

Kenya has taken a major step toward increasing its food and animal feed production, while reducing pesticide use, by planting genetically modified (GM) insect-resistant maize in open fields. With this latest development, Kenyan farmers are now closer to growing GM (Bt) maize on their farms. The Bt maize planted earlier in western Kenya is already […]

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, Alfalfa/Hay, Research, Biotech,

11/16/2020 SOURCE: www.feedstrategy.com

USDA looks for novel protein in mundane source: alfalfa | Feed Strategy

Geneticist sees “huge potential” for commercial production of alfalfa-derived protein products, particularly in poultry feed and aquaculture.

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Genetically modified soybean gains EU Commission approval

The European Commission authorised a genetically modified soybean for food and feed, but not cultivation, on Monday (28 September), paving the way for a full launch of the variety in the US and Canada in 2021.

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, GMO's, Insects, Research,

11/11/2020 SOURCE: www.nbcmiami.com

"The species is from a small part of Africa, but it somehow spread all over the world, including in Florida. The mosquito carries diseases such as Dengue fever, Zika and yellow fever."

Fighting Mosquito With GMO Mosquito: The Battle Brewing in the Florida Keys

Scientists are a few months into an experiment to stop the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito. Their weapon of choice? A genetically modified mosquito.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, GMO's, Ag Africa,

11/10/2020 SOURCE: www.fibre2fashion.com

Kenya launches commercial growing of transgenic cotton

The Kenyan government has given 16.3 metric tonnes of genetically modified cotton seeds to farmers in the eastern region. The seeds will be distributed to farmers in Kitui,...

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Education,

CRISPR, the revolutionary genetic ‘scissors,’ honored by Chemistry Nobel

Selection of just two scientists will stir controversy, given patent fight over genome editor’s discovery

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Biotech, Ag South America,

11/09/2020 SOURCE: noticiauno.com.ar

Vergonzoso: la UCU otorgará Honoris Causa al referente del modelo agrotóxico

La Universidad de Concepción del Uruguay (UCU) decidió otorgar su máxima distinción a Gustavo Grobocopatel, el rey de la soja transgénica y del modelo productivo que envenena los suelos. Años atrás también distinguió al exministro Lino Barañao, que había comparado al glifosato con el agua.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), GMO's, Environment, FDA,

11/09/2020 SOURCE: thefishsite.com

Ruling puts pressure on genetically modified salmon sector

A Californian court has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration (F

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The Coming Medical and Agricultural Revolution—Genetic Editing

Some 6000 human diseases are caused by genetic errors—a mutation in a person’s genes that is inherited or caused by exposure to radiation or a toxic substance. Most of these are quite rare, but some affect large numbers of people. More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have inherited genes that cause sickle cell disease;...

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Nigerian farmer chooses innovation for healthier crops, better harvests - Alliance for Science

Kenya advances GM maize to increase yields, reduce pesticide use - Alliance for Science

USDA looks for novel protein in mundane source: alfalfa | Feed Strategy

Genetically modified soybean gains EU Commission approval

Fighting Mosquito With GMO Mosquito: The Battle Brewing in the Florida Keys

Kenya launches commercial growing of transgenic cotton

CRISPR, the revolutionary genetic ‘scissors,’ honored by Chemistry Nobel

Vergonzoso: la UCU otorgará Honoris Causa al referente del modelo agrotóxico

Ruling puts pressure on genetically modified salmon sector

The Coming Medical and Agricultural Revolution—Genetic Editing

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