International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)
How GMO crops can be engineered to ‘rehydrate’ after intense drought
Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan have found that the protein NGA1 is critical for ...
Scientists ‘turn off’ pathogenic genes to protect cotton from devastating wilt disease
Verticillium wilt (VW) is a devastating disease that affects a wide range of crops, causing major losses in agriculture .... One ...
CRISPR gene editing speeds breeding of Cassava and other staple food crops
Cassava plays a big role as a staple food and a highly favored commodity in the multibillion starch industry. However, ...
Uganda’s first field trial of blight resistant GMO potatoes successful
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The first field trial ...
Filipino farmers, scientists: Bt eggplant ‘healthier, safer’ alternative against pests
Local government constituents from Pangasinan province in the Philippines, including municipal agriculturists and farmers, students, members of the media, and other stakeholders ...
How biotech corn transformed the lives of Filipino farmers
Ryan Lising, 39, has lived all his life in a farming community in Mandani, Magalang, Pampanga, one of seven provinces ...
Video: Story of Bt brinjal in India
"The Story of Bt Brinjal in India" documents the process of development, deregulation, demand and debate about Bt brinjal (eggplant/aubergine) ...
Biotech innovation in Egypt
In a symposium featuring the ISAAA Brief 46: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops 2013 in Egypt, Prof. Raamzy Stino, ...
Biotech crops help small Asian farms
A publication highlighting the findings of the research project Adoption and Uptake Pathways of Biotech Crops by Small-scale Resource-poor Asian Farmers: ...
Video: The evolution of biotechnology in the Philippines
Since biotech corn was commercialized in the Philippines in late 2002, its adoption has increased consistently every year. The benefits ...
Scientists sequence kiwifruit genome
The following is an excerpt of a longer story. Find a link to the full story below. An international team ...
Global economic benefits of GM crops reach almost $100 billion
The following is an excerpt. In a press release by PG Economics, biotech crops on its sixteenth year of commercialization has delivered ...
Argentina accelerates approval process for biotech crops
The following is an excerpt. It took 20 years for Argentina to approve commercial planting of 13 biotech crops, and 15 more ...
International conference tackles the adoption of biotech crops in developing countries
The following is an excerpt. An international conference presenting the key findings of a research project Adoption and Uptake Pathways ofGM/Biotech ...
20 years out, biotech crops hold no surprises
The following is an excerpt. A review of 20 years of research on compositional equivalence of biotech crops and traditionally-bred ...
Researchers confirm Bt corn’s benefits aside from pest resistance
The following is an edited excerpt. It turns out that maize hybrids expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt corn) is not just a pest ...
Lebanon to join the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
The following is an excerpt provided by the ISAAA's Crop Biotech Update. Lebanon submitted its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol ...
India’s prime minister calls for a scientific approach to GM crops
India's Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh called for a scientific approach for dealing with contentious issues such as genetically modified ...
Indian Scientific Advisory Council recommends GM crops for nutrition security
The Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) on Biotechnology and Agriculture to the Prime Minister of India recommended a judicious blend of ...
Ireland’s potatoes in GM trial spared from late blight infection
The genetically modified (GM) potatoes undergoing trial in Ireland show no sign of late blight infection and grow quite well ...
American Medical Association reiterates support for GM technology
The American Medical Association (AMA) released a statement reiterating its position on genetically modified crops. It continues to recognize the ...
Mexico: Biotechnology is important for increasing yields and reducing pesticide usage, says report
The Confederation of Mexican Cotton Association (CMCA) believes that biotechnology is an important tool in increasing yields and reducing pesticide ...
