Genes /Genetics
TOPIC(S): GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics,

08/22/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

Ghana plans for education, stewardship in GMO cowpea rollout - Alliance for Science

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 […]

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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics,
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Topics: Soybeans, Research, Genes /Genetics,
TOPIC(S): GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Asia / Pacific, Genes /Genetics,

08/17/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

Filipino farmers reap economic benefits from GMO corn, study finds - Alliance for Science

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 […]

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics,

08/16/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

Ronnie Coffman: Legendary plant breeder returning to his roots - Alliance for Science

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 […]

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Topics: Sustainability, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, Ag Africa,

Gene editing key to sustainable agriculture in Africa, scientists say - Alliance for Science

Africa must update its regulations to accommodate the gene-edited crops needed to sustainably intensify agriculture to feed the continent’s growing population, a new study says. “Sustainable intensification of agriculture in Africa is essential for accomplishing food and nutritional security and addressing the rising concerns of climate change,” write the authors of a review article published […]

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Topics: Fruit, Genes /Genetics,
TOPIC(S): Rice, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics,
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Topics: Sustainability, Insects, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation,

GM plant grows insect sex pheromones as alternative to crop pesticides - Alliance for Science

Scientists have discovered how to genetically modify the camelina plant to produce pheromone precursors that can control agricultural insect pests without the use of pesticides. Pheromones and other semiochemicals are among the next generation of sustainable insect controls. They protect crops by repelling pest insects from plants, preventing them from mating or otherwise manipulating their […]

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