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- Biofuels Spark Biotech Rally Posted: 3/23/2007
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Author: Paul Elias · Source: Associated Press
Scientists and industry executives are gathering this weekend in Orlando, Florida, in the U.S. for the Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO's) annual conference on industrial biotechnology, the so-called "third wave" of...
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- Ireland To Host International Ag-Biotech Conference in 2008 Posted: 4/4/2007
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Author: n/a · Source: Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
The Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference 2008 will take place August 24-27, 2008 in Cork City, Ireland. The press release reports that the event is the world's largest agricultural biotechnology conference, with 1,000 participants...
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- New Weed Variety Aids Fight Against Blight Posted: 3/23/2007
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Author: Catherine Boal · Source: Decision News Media
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed a genetically modified (GM) wheat variety with resistance to scab blight, a fungal disease. The disease affects durum wheat, which is used for...
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- Almost Half of Soybean Crop in Brazil Is Transgenic Posted: 1/25/2006
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Author: Eduardo Mamcasz · Source: Agencia Brasil
This article says that close to half of Brazil's total soy output will be genetically modified (GM) this year. Appearing on a Brazilian television program, Ivo Carraro, director of Research and Production of the Brazilian Seed and Transplant Association...
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- South African Farmers Weigh Pros and Cons of GMO Crops Posted: 1/25/2006
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Author: Ed Stoddard · Source: Reuters
According to this article, market watchers say data suggests that about 20 percent of South African white and yellow maize seed sales were genetically modified (GM) in 2004/05, although analysts believe the actual percentage that has been sown is lower...
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- Irish Biotech Body Signs MOU with ABLE Posted: 1/26/2006
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Author: n/a · Source: Business Standard
India's Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) this month signed a memorandum of understanding with its Irish equivalent, the Irish Biotechnology Association (IBIA), in an effort to improve collaboration between the biotechnology sectors in...
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- GM Area Grows at Faster Rate in Developing World Posted: 1/13/2006
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Author: Marina Lemle · Source: SciDev.Net
According to the latest International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) annual report, genetically modified (GM) crop area in developing nations grew last year by 23 percent, compared to just 5 percent in developed...
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- Vietnam To Spend US$66 Million over 10 Years on Ag-Biotech Posted: 1/18/2006
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Author: Ha Yen · Source: VietNamNet Bridge
The Vietnamese government has said that it will spend VND1 trillion (US$66 million) to develop agricultural biotechnology over the next 10 years. Beginning in 2006, Vietnam's ministries of finance and planning and investment will allocate VND100 billion...
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- Drought-Resistant GM Seeds Won't Benefit Kenya for the Next Decade Posted: 2/1/2006
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Author: Kevin J. Kelley · Source: Nation Media Group
U.S. bioengineers working to develop drought-resistant genetically modified (GM) crops say that Kenyans should not expect to benefit from them for at least eight to ten years, this article reports. Monsanto spokesman Christopher Horner said that...
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- Global Status of Commercialized Biotech: GM Crops 2005 Posted: 1/11/2006
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Author: n/a · Source: ISAAA
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) has released its annual report on the status of commercialized genetically modified (GM) crops worldwide. The report finds that GM crops were grown on 222 million acres...
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- 'Biotech Farming Grew At Lowest Rate In 10 Years' Posted: 1/11/2006
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Author: Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck · Source: Dow Jones Newswires
This article says that according to the new report from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), the global area under genetically modified (GM) crops grew last year at its slowest rate yet since the commercial...
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- Brazil Checking for GM Corn Posted: 1/6/2006
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Author: n/a · Source: Gazeta Mercantil Online
The Brazilian government has said that it will begin inspecting corn to check whether it is genetically modified (GM), following reports of illegal GM seed sales. GM corn is illegal in Brazil but allowed in neighboring Argentina, and reports indicate...
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- Biotech Foods Turn 10, Controversy Continues Posted: 1/4/2006
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Author: Carey Gillam · Source: Reuters
This article discusses the state of genetically modified (GM) crops in 2006 at the "10th anniversary" of their widespread commercialization. The article says that over the past decade many countries have banned GM technology amid concerns about potential...
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- Wild Cassava Relatives as Source of Stress-Resistance Genes Posted: 1/18/2008
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Author: n/a · Source: EMBRAPA and Crop Biotech Update
Scientists from the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) have identified several stress and pathogen resistance genes in varieties of wild cassava. EMBRAPA is now partnering with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) to...
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- Resource Notification Posted: 2/7/2008
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Author: n/a · Source: Crop Biotech Update
A new book entitled "Applications of Plant Metabolic Engineering" discusses applications of plant metabolic engineering, which is thought to be part of a second generation of plant biotechnologies. These applications are expected to play an...
