Top news of the week: 15.12.2020.
Food And Agriculture
Viewpoint: ‘Green neo-colonialism’— Utopian visions of organic farming promote starvation in Africa
Across Africa, farmers and governments are struggling to feed growing populations. Ongoing and deadly locusts and Fall Armyworm
Stop Arguing over GMO Crops
The vast majority of the scientific community agrees on both their safety and their potential to help feed the world sustainably
Robb Fraley
CropLife International is an association, based in Brussels, Belgium, which promotes agricultural technologies such as pesticides and plant biotechnology.
Why a new potato variety could be a game-changer for farmers in East Africa
Could bioengineered potatoes play a crucial role in food security?
Safer use of biotech emphasised to double crop production by 2030
Experts during a virtual workshop on Tuesday emphasised safer use of biotechnology to double the crop production within 2030 in order to achieve a sustainable development goal (SDG). They ...
Global Biotech Crop Adoption and Europe’s Experiences
Biotech crops are the fastest adopted crop technology in the history of modern agriculture. The International Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Applications (ISAAA) will …
Bangladesh could double crop production by 2030 with help of GM technology, experts say
USAID and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) hosted a virtual event to learn from stakeholders about challenges, prospects, and
Biden Expected to Nominate Vilsack to Return as Agriculture Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to return to the post he held for eight years under the Obama administration.