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Soybean yields in Africa are 50 per cent less than global average. A new GMO version could make up the difference — if approved
According to a study published in Science [August 18], the researchers genetically modified three genes of soybeans by effectively upgrading photosynthesis – a ...
China gears up production of GMO soybeans in shift toward independence from Western imports
China’s status as the world’s largest importer of soybean and corn for animal feed is expected to change once it ...
Which countries are most and least open to embracing a safe and effective COVID vaccine?
[A] study, which polled the opinions of over 13,000 people from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas and was published [October 20] ...
Stubborn fall armyworm emerging as serious threat to African farms
The onset of the long rain season (March-June) in Kenya usually brings hope, especially to rural smallholder farmers who prepare their lands ...
GMOs, genetically engineered animals can help fight climate change
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . .[C]onversations ...
Kenya approves GMO maize for field trials
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Kenya says more tests ...
Investors find GM cassava unattractive, despite potential benefits for farmers, society
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genomics, an emergent technology dealing with ...
Genetic techniques yield nitrogen efficient maize, benefits for small Kenyan farms
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Nancy Shibona, a small-scale ...
Friends of the Earth report blames Big Ag of forcing GMOs in Africa
African governments must do more to control the planting of genetically modified (GM) crops that could affect smallholders, says a ...
Developing countries plant more GM crops than industrial countries
The United States remains the leading grower of biotech crops in the world but developing countries are fast catching up ...
Indian government’s indecision on GMO trials stranding research in labs
The government’s continued flip-flopping over field trials has disappointed Indian research scientists. Delhi University has spent 18 painstaking years developing ...
Africa losing opportunities to reduce poverty because of ‘dysfunctional’ GM debate
Opportunities to enhance crop yields and reduce poverty in Africa are being lost because of a “polarised public debate” on ...
Why GM debates do not persuade public opinion
When, earlier this year, SciDev.Net decided to host a live online debate around genetically modified (GM) plants and animals, it was because we knew ...
Arguments against GM crops riddled with problems including vested interests and romanticizing hunger
The year 2013 marked the 18th consecutive year of commercial cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or now commonly referred to as ...
Mark Lynas: From anti-GMO activist to GMO advocate
Just under 20 years ago, when the issue of GMOs was first hitting the news, I was a dedicated anti-biotech ...
When informed, Philippine farmers ‘keen’ on GM eggplant
A study contends that 96 percent of Filipino farmers are willing to shift to a genetically modified eggplant and are willing to ...
Synthetic biology’s malaria promises could backfire
In April, a consortium led by the global health NGO PATH — and comprising the University of California, Berkeley, synthetic ...
ETC Group, Canadian anti-GMO NGO, blasts agri business ‘cosy cartel’
The increasing consolidation of global agribusiness is leaving the world's food production in the hands of a corporate "cartel", warns a new ...
Africa: Drought-tolerant maize ‘could be available by 2017’
[NAIROBI] A drought-tolerant maize variety could be available to farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2017, according to scientists working on ...
More critics up against Kenya’s GMO imports ban
A senior US trade specialist has called on Kenya to lift its import ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) imports, saying it ...
GM rice delivers antibodies against deadly rotavirus
A strain of rice genetically engineered to protect against diarrhoeal disease could offer a cost-effective way to protect children in ...
Panama expects benefits from world’s first GM salmon
The following is an excerpt. Panama's researchers have played a key role in creating a rapidly growing salmon that may ...
Kenya: GMO ban has no legal basis
[SciDev.Net]Nairobi -A senior Kenyan government official has dismissed last year's ban on the import of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into ...
Wary development NGOs should reconsider biotechnology
The world of science, technology and engineering might seem, for good reason, miles away from the day-to-day work of most ...
Use of GM cotton linked to rise in aphid numbers
The following is an excerpt. In an unexpected trade-off, the cultivation of cotton that has been genetically engineered to reduce caterpillar damage ...
Bioscience should underpin African agriculture, meeting hears
The following is an excerpt. Bioscience projects including ones that turn tannery waste into manure can improve crop productivity and food ...
Golden rice trial triggers sackings, investigation
Golden rice trial triggers sackings, investigationSciDev.NetThe study looked at 'golden rice' — a GM rice strain that contains higher levels ...
Kenya sending the wrong message about GM foods
Kenya has bypassed its own biosafety watchdog in banning GM foods, which will stifle balanced debate of GM in Africa, ...