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Commentary: Biotech as bellwether
Publication — Port Network Author — By Dan Murphy Date — May 4, 2012 Website — www.porknetwork.com An interesting take on the evolution of attitudes toward biotechnology recently appeared on the website of Ag-West Bio, a non-profit, agricultural advocacy organization funded by Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada and Saskatchewan’s provincial Ministry of Agriculture. Written by Peter [...]
Brazil’s Congress approves controversial forest law
Publication — BBC News Date — April 26, 2012 Website — www.bbc.co.uk The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies has approved controversial legislation that eases rules on how much land farmers must preserve as forest. Brazil’s powerful farmers’ lobby argues that the changes will promote sustainable food production. But environmentalists say the new forest code will be [...]
White House Promotes a Bioeconomy
Publication — The New York Times Author — By Andrew Pollack Date — April 26, 2012 Website — www.nytimes.com The Obama administration is expected to announce a broad plan on Thursday to foster development of the nation’s “bioeconomy,” including the use of renewable resources and biological manufacturing methods. The National Bioeconomy Blueprint, as the plan [...]
Biotechnology enters mainstream agri-production in Asia
Publication — The News (Pakistan) Author — By Munawar Hasan Date — April 15, 2012 Website — www.thenews.com.pk SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES: Asian countries are increasingly adopting biotechnology for enhancing agriculture production. This emerged at a session organised by CropLife Asia and Biotech Coalition of the Philippines as part of Sixth Pan-Asia Farmers Exchange Programme at [...]
GE tree attack: Company vows to replant
Publication — New Zealand Herald Author — By Paul Harper Date — April 13, 2012 Website — www.nzherald.co.nz Scientists have slammed the “senseless” destruction of hundreds of genetically-engineered pine trees during a break-in at a Rotorua plantation. Scion planted 375 radiata pines last year to test herbicide resistance and study reproductive development. The company said [...]
How to create resilient agriculture
Publication — SciDev.net Author — By Gordon Conway Date — March 21, 2012 Website — www.scidev.net Durable food security and agricultural growth depend on development strategies with resilience built in from the start, says Gordon Conway. Economic growth with resilience to environmental threats will be central to the agenda of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June this [...]
Research Paper from Calestous Juma Available
Technological Abundance for Global Agriculture: The Role of Biotechnology by Calestous Juma is part of the Faculty Research Working Paper Series at the Harvard Kennedy School.
White Paper available from The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Upcoming G8 Summit Can Make New Progress in Advancing Global Food Security
Agriculture scientists urge govt. to lift moratorium on Bt Brinjal
The Hindu (India) February 27, 2012 The government should remove all constraints in the research and development work of biotech crops and lift moratorium on commercial release of Bt Brinjal, agri-biotech scientists and industry bodies said on Monday. In a day-long conference on ‘Biotech Crops for Food Security in India’, the scientists from the U.S., [...]
Bill Gates urges digital revolution against hunger
AFP (via Google News) February 24, 2012 By Dario Thuburn ROME — Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday called for a “digital revolution” to alleviate world hunger by increasing agricultural productivity through satellites and genetically-engineered seed varieties. “We have to think hard about how to start taking advantage of the digital revolution that is driving [...]
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