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‘Food grown in labs pose no unusual health risks’: Joint Food and Agriculture Organization and and World Health Organization report
Cell-based food production, which is the field of growing animal agricultural products directly from cell cultures, has been explored as ...
Is global food security a realistic goal? UN FAO report details CRISPR gene editing’s role in building a more promising future
In the decade since CRISPR genome editing emerged, scientists have developed a toolkit to tackle the most pressing issues facing ...
Growing crops in space: International mission aims to develop plants that can adapt to climate change on Earth
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched seeds into ...
UN Food and Agriculture Organization notes worsening soil and water health, says agri-food systems could help reverse trend
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) [December 9] launched a landmark report highlighting the worsening state ...
‘Organic agriculture is not a synonym for safe food’: United Nation’s FAO challenges misleading marketing and public misconceptions
Organic food is often seen by consumers as healthy, tasty and environmentally friendly, but the organic food certification is not ...
United Nations FAO biotech expert panel: CRISPR gene editing can ‘transform’ agricultural production
CRISPR gene editing has a pivotal role to play in the fight against global food insecurity, a panel of US ...
UN food group: Sustainable bioeconomy can help tackle hunger, poverty and climate change
If done right, in particular with and for family farmers, bioeconomy can help efforts to tackle pressing global problems such ...
UN FAO, African Union urge governments to adopt biotech to address food insecurity, malnutrition
The African Union Commission and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), urged African governments to proactively employ science, technologies and innovations – ...
Public-private partnerships bring agricultural biotech to Africa’s small scale farmers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Daniel Kamanga, Director of Communication ...
UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization study investigates impacts of biotech in Africa
Scientists and agriculture researchers from around the world examined 19 smallholder farms in Africa and how they utilize biotechnology ...
UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization report calls for better biotech efforts in developing countries
A new [Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations] publication calls for greater national and international efforts to bring ...
