Scientists find rice gene for grain size and yield
A gene that influences the yield and size of rice grains could help crop breeders develop better varieties of rice, say scientists.
View ArticleCourt halts introduction of GM rice in the Philippines
Greenpeace and other NGOs have used the courts to temporarily halt the introduction of GM rice to the Philippines.
View ArticleScientists create flood-resistant rice
Scientists in the Philippines have developed a variety of rice that can survive prolonged periods of submergence.
View ArticleGM crops — Asian farmers have their say
Despite pest and pricing worries, many Asian farmers welcome GM crops. Jia Hepeng heard their stories during a farmers' exchange programme.
View ArticleMedia coverage boosts biotech in the Philippines
Newspaper reports have made the public more tolerant of biotechnology in the Philippines, a study suggests.
View ArticlePhilippines await Supreme Court decision on GM eggplant tests
Philippine Supreme Court to judge on 'cease and desist' request from opponents of field testing of GM eggplant variety.
View ArticleWorld citizens worry about biodiversity loss
A public consultation on biodiversity loss shows that most people are concerned.
View ArticlePhilippine court calls a halt to GM eggplant trials
GM crops in the Philippines have had a setback as a court rules out more fieldwork on pest-resistant Bt eggplant.
View ArticleAsian golden rice research to continue despite protests
Protests against GM golden rice escalated last week, with field sites destroyed, but research will continue, experts say.
View ArticleAsia–Pacific Analysis: Myth-busting the opposition to GM crops
After the recent attack on a GM rice trial in the Philippines, Crispin Maslog says that science must win out.
View ArticleSpeeding up photosynthesis for better rice yields
Researchers are trying to transform rice's leaf architecture to boost the crop's yields.
View ArticleGM corn ‘benefits poor more than richer farmers’
Farmers with low yields — often subsistence smallholders — gain the biggest yield rises from Bt corn, says study.
View ArticleGene could boost commercial rice yields by a third
Rice plants conventionally bred to carry SPIKE gene from a high-yielding variety increase yields by a third.
View ArticleWhen informed, Philippine farmers ‘keen’ on GM eggplant
Report fuels debate on local plans to turn to genetically modified crops to help farmers cut costs and repel pests.
View ArticleGM crops: No gain for small farmers
Small farmers, who constitute the majority of South Asian farmers, do not benefit from GM crops, says Pervaiz Amir.
View ArticleWeighing the ethics of GM mosquito tests on humans
Use of GM mosquitoes in dengue vector control research poses ethical and social dilemmas, says Cristina Torres.
View ArticleSciDev.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.
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