Alliance for Science
3 pioneering African nations embrace gene editing to boost food security, farmer incomes
Kenya, Nigeria and Eswatini are taking the lead on genome editing in Africa as they see its potential in boosting ...
Technology vs. global warming: How genomics, remote sensing and big data can safeguard our food supply
In a bid to help one of the world’s most important cereal crops survive hotter, drier conditions, the Foundation for ...
Genetic engineering gave us COVID vaccines. Here’s how they work, and why you shouldn’t be frightened
We’ve all heard the conspiracy theories about COVID-19. Now a whole new set is emerging around COVID vaccines — and spreading ...
GM plant grows insect sex pheromones as alternative to crop pesticides
Scientists have discovered how to genetically modify the camelina plant to produce pheromone precursors that can control agricultural insect pests ...
Mexican farmers and scientists speak out against government’s anti-biotech agenda
The Mexican government’s nonstop attacks on genetically modified (GM) crops — resulting most recently in a ban on GM maize ...
FDA aims to combat GMO misinformation with crop biotech high-school curriculum
Though a new curriculum guide offers high school teachers helpful tools for navigating the complexities of crop biotechnology and a ...
GM fish food deal brings sustainable salmon a step closer to commercialization
Rothamsted Research, a United Kingdom plant science research institute, has signed a collaboration agreement with a bioscience company that brings ...
‘Unlikely alliance’: Farm Bureau joins green advocacy groups to tackle climate change
What if the best way to get Western farmers to reduce their carbon emissions and adopt greener practices was to ...
Nigeria has approved GM insect-resistant Bt cotton and cowpea. Could drought-tolerant rice and disease-resistant cassava be next?
Patience Koku knows better than most the damage that bollworms can cause to a textile industry. A former fashion entrepreneur, ...
Global crop yields projected to drop as temperatures rise, new study finds
The warmer temperatures associated with climate change are projected to significantly reduce yields of the world’s staple food crops, a ...
Some African scientists fear the continent will be left behind as gene editing transforms food production
Scientists in Africa are calling on their governments to ensure the continent isn’t left behind as gene editing revolutionizes food ...
COVID-19 pandemic may boost public acceptance of Ghana’s GM cowpea
The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing public interest in local food production, which may boost consumer acceptance of the insect-resistant genetically ...
Kenya advances GM maize to improve yields, reduce pesticide use
Kenya has taken a major step toward increasing its food and animal feed production, while reducing pesticide use, by planting ...
Europe’s biodiversity faces grave threats, while pro-organic farm policies offer inadequate solutions
The European Environment Agency (EEA) released its “State of Nature in the EU” report [October 19], revealing that wildlife species and natural ...
‘Science diplomacy’: What the Cold War can teach Africa about battling hunger with GM crops
It can be said the main problems facing the world are international in nature. No country can stand up today ...
5 steps African governments should take to keep food systems intact when the next pandemic hits
COVID-19 has hit world economies hard, and the agricultural sector is no exception. Restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of ...
World Food Day: Post-pandemic food security and resilience in Bangladesh
As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lays waste to lives and livelihoods in countries around the globe, [October ...
Rewilding farmland can protect biodiversity and sequester carbon, new study finds
Restoring ecosystems on just 15 percent of the world’s current farmland could spare 60 percent of the species expected to ...
Analysis: Problematic provisions in new USDA rule for GE plants
Over the last three months, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published materials and conducted webinar presentations to ...
Nitrogen fertilizers are jeopardizing climate goals, new study finds
The expanding use of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture is pushing nitrous oxide emissions to levels that jeopardize climate goals and ...
Agroecology must be based in reality, not romanticism, panelists agree
Agroecology has a role to play in transforming agriculture — so long as the movement doesn’t trump the science or ...
Nigeria’s maize import ban could boost adoption of GM varieties
Though a ban on maize imports could accelerate Nigeria’s adoption of genetically modified (GM) TELA maize, it may be two ...
Self-limiting ‘Friendly’ technology offers hope for controlling fall armyworm without pesticides
Oxitec, the Oxford University spinoff company that produces environmentally-friendly insect control solutions, [September 24] announced a collaboration with the life ...
Burkina Faso renews commitment to GM crops with Bt cowpea
Burkina Faso scientists and farmers say their country has not abandoned crop biotechnology, despite challenges that prompted it to shelve ...
Viewpoint: Mexican government undermining science and agriculture
Over the last two years, the Mexican government led by Andrés Manuel López Obrador (who goes by his initials, AMLO) ...
New meta-analysis finds Bt crops have no impact on soil biota
A new meta-analysis finds that genetically modified Bt crops — in stark contrast to some pesticides — have no impact ...
Pesticide-free crop protection yields sizable economic benefits in Asia-Pacific
Scientists have estimated for the first time how nature-based solutions for agricultural pest control deliver US$14.6 to US$19.5 billion annually ...
Study challenges prior research blaming decline of monarch butterflies on deaths during annual migration
A new study suggests that extensive agricultural use of glyphosate herbicide is to blame for the decades-long decline in North ...
