SciDev.Net’s GM debate: A postscript
GM is still contentious two decades on, and our live debate shows a need to dig deeper into people’s responses.
View ArticleNatural protein in rice helps keep arsenic out in grains
Researchers discover a natural protein in rice plants that prevents arsenic transfer from the soil to the grain.
View ArticleFarmers losing from GM eggplant ban, says expert
Filipino farmers could have earned additional US$100 million from just 50 per cent adoption of GM eggplant.
View ArticleDeveloping nations now dominate GM crop production
While the US remains top grower, developing countries now produce 53 per cent of biotech crops worldwide.
View ArticleAsia-Pacific Analysis: A quaint court ruling on GM eggplant
The Philippine high court’s decision on GM eggplant puts into question competency of courts to handle technical cases.
View ArticleFortified rice raises risk of hookworm infections
Cambodian children fed rice with added micronutrients were more at risk than those fed plain rice, finds study.
View ArticleExperts bat for reversal of high court ruling on GM crop
Supreme Court ban on BT eggplant field tests not final and calls for improvement on biosafety policies, lawyer says.
View ArticlePhilippine court lifts ban on GM eggplant, now what?
Supreme Court reverses freeze order on GM eggplant but more reviews needed before it can be propagated and marketed.
View ArticleRNA clay offers green alternative to plant pesticides
An RNA spray developed by Australian scientists is more effective than chemical pesticides and GM technology.
View ArticleMonsanto resist mandatory labelling
Mandatorily labelling genetically modified food products gives them a negative image, argues a major producer.
View ArticleGenetics to boost sugarcane production
Brazilian researchers have identified genes that prolong harvest by helping sugar cane store more sucrose.
View ArticlePolitics plague India’s GM food crop plans
Loss of environment minister renews political debate over introduction of India’s first genetically modified food crop.
View ArticleBrazil approves planting of GM sugarcane
The approval of a GM variety that kills a devastating pest in cane fields gets mixed reactions.
View ArticleGM crops bounce back with gains in production areas
Despite problems with regulators in many countries, GM crops are gaining acceptance, says an industry watcher.
View ArticleAustralia, New Zealand approval of GM rice questioned
A decision by Australia and New Zealand to approve food products derived from GM rice has been questioned.
View Article“Fake GM corn” eating into Filipino farmers’ profits
Experts say counterfeit GM corn seeds are eating into farmers’ profits and threatening the environment.
View ArticleSouth-East Asia puts gene editing on the agenda
South-East Asia sees potential of genome editing but may need to decide first whether to apply rules for GMOs.
View ArticleBiosafety fears behind Pakistan’s temporary ban on GM food
Pakistan temporarily suspends GM research and food imports on biosafety and food security concerns.
View Article‘Disruptive technologies’ transform Asian agriculture
Technologies ranging from genetic modification to robots are poised to transform Asian farming.
View Article‘India never benefited from genetically modified cotton’
New study says India’s adoption of genetically modified cotton brought no real advantage.
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