TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, GMO's, Ag Africa, Weather,

01/18/2021 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Africa biotech setback: Tanzania suspends GM crop research, ending trials of insect-resistant corn and virus-resistant cassava

Agriculture minister Prof Adolf Mkenda made the announcement on January 12 at the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Mikocheni centre in Dar es

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Food/Nutrition, Consumer/Retail,

01/11/2021 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

‘All foods contain pesticides, and 99.99% are natural’: 8 critical facts about chemicals that help us grow food

In the United States, we live in an affluent culture whose standard of living is high compared to other nations. Yet, we fail to be grateful for the

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Forestry, Crop Diseases, CRISPR/Gene Editing,

01/08/2021 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

‘Like putting 5 locks on a door’: Wheat with multiple rust resistance genes could protect vital staple crop

Researchers at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, led an international effort to develop wheats with a stronger and potentially more durable

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, GMO's, Insects, Biotech,

01/04/2021 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

GM, insect resistant Bt cotton and 11 billion sterile moths eliminated pink bollworm from the US and Mexico

Invasive organisms pose a global threat and are exceptionally difficult to eradicate after they become abundant in their new habitats. We report a

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Topics: Cotton, GMO's, Biotech, Education,

Numerous studies are available across multiple crops regarding the equivalence of GMO and non-GMO seed/feed.

GMO insect-resistant Bt cotton 'as safe as' conventional counterpart, study finds

Genetically engineered crops expressing insecticidal and herbicide-tolerant traits offer a new strategy for crop protection and enhanced production;

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Insects, Ag Africa,

08/26/2020 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Viewpoint: Synthetic pesticides are the solution to East Africa's famine-causing locust swarms

For months, billions of these pests have migrated from remote deserts into populated regions of East Africa and into Asia, decimating crops and producing

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