Reaz Ahmad
GMO Golden Rice tale of two countries: Philippines on track for fall sales while Bangladesh falters
A year after regulatory approval, the Philippines has started transplanting Golden Rice this wet season, becoming the first country in ...
Bangladesh developing new generation of genetically engineered disease-resistant Bt eggplant to fight plant diseases, dramatically cutting insecticide use
Starting with only 20 farmers in 2014, the technology of Bt brinjal – a crop developed to drastically lower hazardous ...
Photosynthesis-efficient rice could help meet surging food demand in developing countries
Work is well underway to engineer a rice plant in a way that global production of the grain gets a dramatic ...
GMO Bt insect resistant eggplant accounts for 20 percent of Bangladesh market, sells for 6 times conventional
Eggplant is a staple in vegetarian diets throughout South Asia, and one of the cheapest vegetables to procure by resource-poor ...
Successful field trials of GMO Golden Rice in Bangladesh move biofortified crop closer to approval
Bangladeshi rice scientists have advanced a beta carotene-rich rice to a varietal release stage, heralding a new era in fight ...
Golden Rice could be released commercially in Bangladesh as early as 2018
The first field trial of the Golden Rice in Bangladesh has yielded promising results, triggering prospect of the vitamin A-rich ...
Bangladesh develops high yield rice that can survive tidal floods
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists have come up ...
Bangladesh field testing three GMO crops: potato, cotton, rice
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Inspired by the success ...
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute to begin field trials of Golden Rice
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Upon completing a successful ...
Bangladesh gets closer to approving GM eggplant
The envy of their neighbors in India, Bangladesh inches closer to approving Bt brinjal (eggplant), a crop that will drastically ...
Bangladesh: GE eggplant set for approval
Bangladeshi scientists have readied the country’s first genetically modified (GM) crop — brinjal (also known as eggplant) infused with pest-resistant ...