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There is no agreed upon definition of regenerative agriculture. Canadian farmers want to change that
With producer and policy interest in regenerative agriculture growing across Canada, policymakers and industry leaders are debating how to standardize ...
How Canada is blazing the gene editing global regulatory pathway
A map at the recent World Seed Congress in Rotterdam, Netherlands, showed most major crop-producing regions now have rules for gene editing ...
Epigenetics opens new pathway to producing climate-resilient crops
Genetic manipulations such as RNAi silencing and CRISPR are helping researchers and plant breeders enhance traits and characteristics ...
Viewpoint: Despite crop gene-editing deregulation in Canada, lack of federal support sharply limits innovations
In 2022, Health Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced that crop varieties developed with gene editing technology will not be subject ...
Slow embrace of CRISPR gene editing stifles sustainable innovation in the animal agriculture sector
Regulations on gene editing of animals are contributing to negative public perceptions of the technology and stifling innovation in the ...