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- Transgenic Maize Posted: 12/17/2007
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Author: n/a · Source: Nature
This article says that Monsanto's MON 810 maize, which is a Bt variety resistant to the European corn borer, is the only genetically modified (GM) crop approved for commercial cultivation in the EU. MON 810 was approved in 1998, and this year...
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- Event Notification: CGIAR Annual Meeting 2002 Posted: 9/25/2002
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Author: Steven Smriga · Source: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
The CGIAR Annual General Meeting 2002 will be held in Manila, the Philippines, during the week of October 28 through November 1. The Government of the Philippines and the International Rice Research Institute have graciously invited the CGIAR to hold its...
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- Low Turnout At Anti-Corruption Summit Criticized Posted: 9/20/2002
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Author: Steven Smriga · Source: U.N. Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)
Transparency International (TI), a leading pressure group against political corruption, criticized Ministers in the African Union (AU) for failing to make elimination of the problem a more important priority. The article says only 13 ministers attended a...
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- Conference On Life Sciences And Biotechnology Posted: 9/30/2002
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Author: Steven Smriga · Source: EU Biotech online
An EU-Presidency Conference on Biotechnology will be held in Copenhagen on October 21, 2002. The conference will "kick-off" a discussion on how to implement the EU Commission's Action Plan for the Strategy of Life Sciences and...
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- Local Farmers, Local Scientists Among Highlights Of International Agricultural Meeting Posted: 11/1/2002
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Author: Steven Smriga · Source: CGIAR online news releases
This press release shares highlights of the 2002 annual meeting of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) held October 30-November 1 in Manila, the Philippines. Canada, the U.S., the Netherlands, and Spain announced an...
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- NEPAD To Handle Peer Review Posted: 11/13/2002
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Author: Steven Smriga · Source: Mail and Guardian Online (South Africa)
According to the article, the secretariat of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) will begin to develop the criteria for an African nation peer review system until the African Union (AU) creates a mechanism for such efforts. [A...
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- Monsanto's Board Of Directors Accepts Hendrik A. Verfaillie's Resignation As Chief Executive Officer Posted: 12/19/2002
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Author: Steven Smriga · Source: Monsanto Company press release
Monsanto's Hendrik Verfaillie has submitted his resignation as that company's chief executive officer (CEO), president, and director of the board. A December 18 press release says that the resignation is "effective immediately;" it...
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- Zambia; Government Completes GM Guidelines Posted: 1/9/2003
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Author: Steven Smriga · Source: U.N. Integrated Regional Information Network
This article reports that Zambia's government has completed a set of proposed guidelines to regulate the use of genetically modified (GM) food and animal feed. Zambia's Minister of Science and Technology, Abel Chambeshi, stated:...
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- Malaysia Studying GM Food's Acceptability Under Islam Posted: 8/14/2002
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Author: Steven Smriga · Source: DowJones Newswire via www.checkbiotech.org
Malaysia's National Fatwa Committee and the Islamic Affairs Department (JAKIM) are studying transgenic foods to determine their acceptability under Islamic law. According to the article, the opinion among researchers is that transgenic genetically...
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- Available Online: Biotechnology Policy Documents Of FAO Members Posted: 7/18/2002
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Author: Steven Smriga · Source: UN Food and Ag Organization via FAO Biotechnews mailserv
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is assembling a comprehensive list of online biotechnology policy documents from its 183 member countries and one member organization (the European Community). The list includes both national and regional...
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- Event Notification; Codex�Task�Force�On�Foods�Derived�From�Biotechnology Posted: 2/28/2003
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Author: Steven Smriga · Source: Codex Alimentarius website
The�Fourth�Session�of�the�Codex Alimentarius Commission's Ad�Hoc Intergovernmental Task�Force on Foods Derived�from�Biotechnology�will be held March 11-14, 2003�in�Yokohama,�Japan. The�meeting...
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- Summary Of The Seventh Session Of The Subsidiary Body For Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice Of The Convention On Biological Diversity: 12-16 November 2001 Posted: 11/19/2001
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Author: Corrina Steward;[Publisher] · Source: Earth Negotiations Bulletin Vol. 9, No. 219
Report summarizes the seventh session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-7) of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which met from 12-16 November 2001 in Montreal, Canada. Delegates met in two working...
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- Bush Admin Revives Idea Of Single US Food Agency Posted: 11/16/2001
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Author: Corrina Steward;[Publisher] · Source: Reuters via www.checkbiotech.org
In light of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, this article explains that the Bush administration will consider merging food safety into a single U.S. food agency in order to protect the U.S. food supply from...
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- Wakhusama Is ISAAA AfriCenter Director Posted: 3/8/2002
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Author: Corrina D Steward · Source: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications announced that the new Director for the ISAAA AfriCenter, located in Nairobi, Kenya, would be Dr. Samuel Wakhusama. Wakhusama has been serving at the Acting Director since October...
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- Annan Identifies Five Key Areas For World Development Summit Posted: 5/16/2002
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Author: Corrina D Steward · Source: Business Day
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan has pointed out five key areas for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) to focus on: water and sanitation, energy, health, agriculture, and biodiversity. Annan asserted that concrete results...
