Top news of the week: 01.12.2020.
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Food And Agriculture
Viewpoint: Politics and science in Europe: How the development of COVID-19 vaccines highlights ideological inconsistency and hypocrisy Graham Brookes is an agricultural economist with PG Economics, UK https://t.co/JdlGvBP2JJ
OpenViewpoint: Politics and science in Europe: How the development of COVID-19 vaccines highlights ideological inconsistency and hypocrisy
The announcement last week that Astra-Zeneca, a British-Swedish biopharmaceutical company had developed the third coronavirus vaccine to show promise in
RT @isaaa_org: Three new African countries planted #biotechcotton for the first time in 2019. Malawi, Nigeria, and Ethiopia joined biotech planting countries South Africa, Sudan, and Eswatini. Visit the ISAAA Brief 55 page for more details: https://t.co/RdK425O2L7 #GMCrops2019 #ISAAAReport2019 https://t.co/TUnnvZrf4U
OpenBrief 55: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2019
Africa Leads Progress in Biotech Crop Adoption with Doubled Number of Planting Countries in 2019, ISAAA Reports A total of 29 countries planted biotech crops in 2019. High biotech …
RT @AgriOrbit: #AquaBounty is a small biotechnology company. @AquaBountyFarms grows and sells sustainable salmon in a bid to increase aquaculture’s productivity. They achieve this through the research and development of the company’s own genetically engineered Salmon: https://t.co/ruvft5Oqkg
OpenAquAdvantage Salmon: A different kettle of fish
AquaBounty is taking aquaculture to new heights with its own line of genetically engineered AquAdvantage Salmon, which has major potential.
RT @stuartsmyth66: In 2019, GM crops in Canada accounted for 12.5Mha. Acreage of canola, corn and alfalfa increased marginally. GM sugar beets increased by 23%. An estimated 40ha of GM potatoes. GM soybean decreased slightly. https://t.co/vYwq1Ty6ZN
OpenISAAA Brief 55-2019: Executive Summary
71.5 Maize, soybeans, cotton, alfalfa, canola, sugar beets, potatoes, papaya, squash, apples 2 Brazil* 52.8 Soybeans, maize, cotton, sugarcane 3 Argentina* 24.0 Soybean, maize, …
Saturday, December 5th is World Soil Day. This week we put a spotlight on GMOs, farmers, and soil health. First up, How Do Farmers Keep Their GMO Soil Healthy? #soil #soilhealth #WorldSoilDay https://t.co/lfqcJMubR1 https://t.co/edElRKgfLv
OpenHow Do Farmers Keep Their GMO Soil Healthy?
GM crops can actually help keep agricultural soils healthy and productive, and healthy soils are the foundation of a healthy agricultural production system. From serving as a biodiversity ...
“In addition to protecting the environment, GM technology may also provide highly nutritious food for consumers," says Chinese communicator Guangyu Hong, one of our #biotech #foodheroes. Learn more at our #foodheroes page. https://t.co/d6xvn3PpJL @CropLifeAsia #CropLifeChina https://t.co/2mBNjcLGuh
OpenGuangyu Hong
CropLife International is an association, based in Brussels, Belgium, which promotes agricultural technologies such as pesticides and plant biotechnology.
Indiana Republicans Offer Support for AquaBounty
Members of Indiana's Republican congressional delegation have sent a letter to the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees in support of AquaBounty Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AQB). ...
@Communipaw_Farm @edgeben @FarmJustice @KHefferon I wondered about that. Looked into it and found it to be unsupported by data. see https://t.co/yrguOmSt2l or https://t.co/JJLcsevb1d or https://t.co/I5m5DfG56d or https://t.co/lNTdPTlpxD
OpenImpact of GM crops on biodiversity
Impact of GM crops on biodiversity Janet E. Carpenter Consultant; Boylston, MA USA Key words: GM crops, biotechnology, biodiversity, environment, non-target, land use …