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GMO debate intensifies as Ghana prepares for first crop release in 2018
The debate over whether biotechnology applications are safe in food production has intensified in Ghana as the country prepares for ...
Passage of Ugandan biotech law opens access to vitamin-fortified, disease-resistant crops
Genetically engineered crops that promise to benefit both farmers and consumers are poised to enter Uganda’s marketplace now that its ...
Uganda becomes newest country to approve growing of GMO, gene-edited crops
Uganda’s Parliament voted the long-awaited National Biosafety Act of 2017 into law ... ending years of governmental debate over whether ...
Uganda on track to pass ‘biotech bill’ that should pave way for GMO crop commercialization
Uganda’s long-awaited national Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill was delayed again yesterday, but is likely to be passed next Tuesday [Oct ...
Cornell’s Tony Shelton: Scientist behind GMO moth in activist crosshairs
[Cornell University Professor Tony Shelton] admits to being disappointed by the “misinformation” directed at his research to find a non-insecticidal ...
Studies cited by GMO and climate change skeptics similarly flawed, research shows
Benestad, Hayhoe and colleagues developed an open-source analytical tool to replicate and test the results and methodologies of these 38 ...
Fall armyworm threatens Nigerian crops; genetic engineering offers only long-term solution
Nigeria remains Africa’s largest [corn] producer, growing nearly 8 million tons annually. It is closely followed by South Africa, Tanzania, ...
Shifting political climate in Uganda may block greenlighting of GMOs
The Ugandan Parliament will resume debate on the stalled Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill when lawmakers return from recess later this ...
Biosafety permit application in the Philippines edges GMO Golden Rice towards approval
After more than a decade of rigorous scientific testing and extensive research trials amid opposition by anti-GMO groups, Golden Rice ...
Viewpoint: Food Evolution movie shows biotech is ‘an opportunity, not a disaster’
[Editor’s Note: Ben Gordon received his Master's in development practice from UC-Berkeley in 2016 and will begin a PhD program in agricultural ...
Review: ‘Fact-based’ Food Evolution doc counters anti-GMO documentaries’ ‘questionable content’
Plant breeding doesn’t generally inspire filmmakers. But genetic engineering — the process that creates “GMO” crops — has already sparked ...
Proposed US rules on gene-edited crops, animals could hamper technology’s potential
US regulatory agencies have proposed guidelines and draft regulations that suggest they may subject gene-edited crops and livestock to the ...
Video: Pest-resistant GE cowpeas could reduce pesticide use, increase yields of African staple
Dr. TJ Higgins discusses a global effort to genetically engineer a pest-resistant variety of cowpea (black-eyed peas) that will help ...
Why GMOs face tough go in China despite huge imports and successful crops
[Editor’s note: Mark Lynas is an author and journalist who reports on crop biotechnology around the world.] Sometimes I hear ...
Malawi moves towards commercialization of GM cotton, cowpeas and bananas
[Editor's note: Katherine Chaweza is a 2016 Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellow and the communication and outreach coordinator for the Programme ...
‘Thirsty plants’ to land conservation: How biotechnology helps address developing world’s agricultural challenges
[Editor's note: Sarah Evanega holds a doctorate in plant biology from Cornell University, where she is the director of the Alliance ...
Video: Genetic engineering could help African farmers increase yields without expensive fertilizers
In this video by Robert Hazen of the [Cornell] Alliance for Science, scientists from the Engineering Nitrogen Symbiosis for Africa ...
Tanzania’s biosafety regulations force researchers to burn harvest from GMO corn field trial despite food shortages
In keeping with strict biosafety regulations, all the GM maize material is burned once the harvest data is collected. The ...
Uganda launches field trial of GMO bananas resistant to wilting disease
This banana has been engineered to resist bacterial xanthomonas wilt (BXW). The gene that conferred resistance is from sweet pepper ...
Tanzania’s first ever GMO field trial: Drought-tolerant, insect-resistant corn ‘shows promising results’
Tanzania's first-ever genetically-modified crop trial was planted only a 30-minute drive from the capital. ... A year ago the Tanzanian ...
Drought-tolerant genetically engineered maize poised to help African farmers adapt to changing climate
[Editor's note: Mark Lynas is an author and journalist who reports on crop biotechnology around the world.] Tanzania's first-ever genetically ...
Ghana’s new guidelines on GMOs could speed release of water-efficient rice, pest-resistant cowpea
Ghana’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) ... issued guidelines for the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) [in December], a landmark step forward for ...
UN Biodiversity Conference: Anti-technology NGOs aim to block gene drive, CRISPR, synthetic biology
The UN Biodiversity Conference is taking place in Cancun through December 17. Activist groups and ... international NGOs can have a ...
Chile’s GMO schizophrenia: It exports seeds and imports crops, but doesn’t allow cultivation
Chile has a surprising export crop: seeds. It is currently the fifth largest seed producer worldwide, and the first in the production of genetically ...
GMOs can provide vegans improved alternatives to animal products, more nutritious plants
[Editor's note: Jayson Merkley is a contributor to Vegan GMO, an organization that advocates "for a rational approach toward biotechnology ...
Developing countries, universities beginning to develop genetically engineered crops
A very common criticism against genetically modified (GM) crops, whenever they are mentioned, is to automatically associate them with a ...
Insect-resistant GMO Bt eggplant in development in Philippines does not harm beneficial insects
The first-ever field level study of the effects of insect-resistant genetically modified Bt eggplants on non-target arthropod species, carried out in the ...
UN FAO report endorses biotech crops as important climate change tools
The report ... renews the [Food and Agricultural Organization]''s focus on “climate-smart agriculture,” which combines both adaptation and mitigation in improved ...
