Top news of the week: 08.05.2022.
Food And Agriculture
‘Almost all crops today have been changed from their original form’: National Academies of Sciences says GMOs just most recent form of food...
People have been changing plants for thousands of years.Humans started farming more than 10,000 years. Agriculture began in Mesopotamia, in the region we
Plant microbiome: Key to weaning agriculture off chemical inputs?
All plants interact with bacteria and fungi in the soil. Some plants are especially good at it. Understanding what drives those interactions could be the
Lab-Grown Meat Can Help Save Our Planet—if We Can Get People to Eat It
“I think people could be drawn to weird and novel foods.”
How crop gene editing increases nutrition and sustainability
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in 2015, with the top three goals being poverty eradication, improved food security and increased human health. All 17 SDGs have a ...
Data Snapshot: Food security & sustainability drove $2.6b in funding for Ag Biotech in 2021
Top Ag Biotech investment deals in 2021 covered gene editing, farm inputs, animal health solutions, and biofertilizers, among others.
PBR Cowpea Revolutionising Nigeria’s Food Production – NABDA Boss
…As biosafety agency reassures of crop safety Cowpea As Nigeria prepares for the 2022 planting season, the director-general of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. ...
You Don’t Have to Quit Meat to Save the Planet—Just Eat Less
If everyone ate just 20 percent less beef, deforestation rates by 2050 could be half as bad.
GMOs a Tool of Colonialism? Debunking a Popular 'Social Justice' Myth
Some social justice activists alleged that Western companies use biotechnology to "colonize" the developing world. There isn't a bit of evidence in support of this popular but very ...