Biotechnology

Never an empty bowl: sustaining food security in Asia

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has released a report, with the Asia Society, by a high-level Task Force on Food Security and Sustainability in Asia titled "Never an Empty Bowl: Sustaining Food Security in Asia." The report presents steps that governments, businesses, NGOs and regional and international organizations can take, highlighting the potential for public-private partner

Publication Date:

31/08/2010

Source: International Rice Research Institute

Tags:

Food Security, Asia, India, Rice, Research, Private Sector, Public Sector, Agriculture, Poverty, Food Policy, Food Prices, Food Safety, Biotechnology, Crops

Agriculture

From approval to appraisal

Transparency and professionalism needed in GM policy
Business Standard / New Delhi August 17, 2010, 0:07 IST

Publication Date:

17/08/2010

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

GM Crops, Biotechnology, Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Agricultural Research, Agriculture

Agriculture

BRAI seems to be only way out of present GM crops imbroglio

As the regulatory impasse continues after the sordid saga of the moratorium on Bt brinjal, another battle front has been opened by the anti-biotech activists demanding a complete withdrawal of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill. For them, they do not see anything good happening from any regulation that would facilitate safe deployment of modern biotech products.

Publication Date:

09/08/2010

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

GM Crops, Agricultural Research, Agriculture, Biotechnology

Agriculture

Agricultural biotechnology: a lot more than just GM crops

The booklet discusses in detail and in simple language agricultural biotechnology as it compares with conventional breeding, the agricultural biotechnology tools used in crops such as tissue culture and micropropagation, molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection, and genetic engineering and GM crops.

Publication Date:

01/08/2010

Source: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)

Tags:

Agriculture, Environment, GM Crops, Crops, Genetic Engineering, Food Safety, Plant Breeding, Pesticides And Toxins, Biotechnology

Agriculture

Farmers body demands scrapping of BRAI Bill

MUSHALPUR, July 30

Publication Date:

31/07/2010

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Agriculture, Farmers, Biotechnology, Legislation, Assam, Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Agriculture

Regulation must be revolutionized

Unjustified and impractical legal requirements are stopping genetically engineered crops from saving millions from starvation and malnutrition, says Ingo Potrykus.

Publication Date:

29/07/2010

Author(s): Gary T. Rochelle

Source: Nature

Vol:

466

Issue:

7306

pp:

561

Tags:

Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Rice, Malnutrition, Starvation, GM Crops, Biosafety, Biotechnology, Nature, Food Security, Gary T. Rochelle

Agriculture

Group urges Centre to lift moratorium on Bt brinjal

Sandip Das

New Delhi: Bangalore-based Foundation of Biotechnology Awareness and Education (FBAE) has asked the government to lift the indefinite moratorium imposed on commercial introduction of Bt brinjal in the country by the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF).

Publication Date:

29/07/2010

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Agriculture, Agricultural Research, GM Crops, Biotechnology, Financial Express (New Delhi), Bt Brinjal

Agriculture

Food: Inside the hothouses of industry

Feeding the world is going to require the scientific and financial muscle of agricultural biotechnology companies. Natasha Gilbert asks whether they're up to the task.

Publication Date:

29/07/2010

Author(s): Natasha Gilbert

Source: Nature

Vol:

466

Issue:

7306

pp:

548

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