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Genome editing poised to secure global food supply, study finds - Alliance for Science
Genome editing is set to revolutionize plant breeding and could help secure the global food supply, according to a new paper in Cell. The technology is emerging at a time when the Food and Agriculture Organization is predicting the human population will reach 10 billion by 2050, requiring an increase in food production even as […]
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01/19/2021 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
[Download this page as a PDF] [En Español: 10 mitos sobre los OGMs] GMO stands for “genetically modified organism.” It most commonly refers to organisms—often plants—that have been modified to achieve desired traits, like drought-tolerance and pest-resistance, using recombinant DNA techniques or genetic engineering (GE). It’s a misleading term, since we’ve been modifying the […]
10 Myths About GMOs - Alliance for Science
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Biotech, Ag North America,
Mexican farmers and scientists speak out against government's anti-biotech agenda - Alliance for Science
The Mexican government’s nonstop attacks on genetically modified (GM) crops — resulting most recently in a ban on GM maize — has fueled concerns among many of the country’s farmers and scientists. Farmers are worried that they may not have access to innovative crop varieties needed in the fields, while scientists are facing severe funding […]
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12/31/2020 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
Bangladeshi farmers significantly reduced pesticide use and increased their profits by growing genetically modified (GM) eggplant, a new study confirms. Farmers growing insect-resistant Bt brinjal (eggplant) improved their yields by 51 percent and cut pesticide costs by 37.5 percent, according to the study published last month in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. “Bt brinjal, […]
GM eggplant helps farmers reduce pesticide use and increase profits, study finds - Alliance for Science
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Biotech, Education,
FDA releases new crop biotechnology curriculum for high schools - Alliance for Science
Though a new curriculum guide offers high school teachers helpful tools for navigating the complexities of crop biotechnology and a way to build bridges to relevant disciplines beyond the sciences, it uses confusing terminology around gene editing and overstates the positive role played by the United States in global agriculture. The US Food and Drug […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,
Western farm groups back incentives to fight climate change - Alliance for Science
Lobby groups in the US and Europe support voluntary, incentive-based programs that would reward farmers for taking climate-friendly steps.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Dairy, Lamb/Sheep, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Goats, Research, Genes /Genetics, Ag Africa, Weather,
Doctor breeds better livestock for Africa - Alliance for Science
When Dr. Baker Bakashaba graduated from Uganda’s Makerere University Medical School in 2014, a close family friend gave him the gift of a cow. The generous gift rekindled Bakashaba’s desire to engage in livestock farming at his rural home in Western Uganda. Motivated by the kind gesture and his family’s farming background, he founded Novine […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Research, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,
Agroecology must be based in reality, not romanticism, panelists agree - Alliance for Science
Agroecology has a role to play in transforming agriculture — so long as the movement doesn’t trump the science or farmers’ needs. That was the consensus of the three panelists who joined the “Agroecology: What is it, anyway?” webinar hosted on Alliance for Science Live. Agroecology is both a science and a movement, merging the […]
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John LaRose Jr.
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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11/18/2020 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
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 […]
Kenya advances GM maize to increase yields, reduce pesticide use - Alliance for Science
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