Top news of the week: 19.05.2020.
#Biotechnology #COVID19 #biology #farming #technology #food
Food And Agriculture
US free-trade agreement with Kenya might help the country break through its GMO barriers. https://t.co/r1Kw3RNsz1 @agripulse
OpenUS, Kenya free-trade agreement could end run African nation’s ‘entrenched’ anti-GMO interests
Anti-biotech activists and sentiment are entrenched throughout Africa, but U.S. farm groups and businesses are hoping a free-trade agreement with Kenya
Viewpoint: Expanding organic agriculture could make another pandemic more likely Val Giddings @prometheusgreen @ITIFdc https://t.co/s96BAhBs04
OpenViewpoint: Expanding organic agriculture could make another pandemic more likely
Modern technology and agricultural intensification are the proven path to a safer future.
USDA updates plant biotechnology regulations for the first time in 3 decades. https://t.co/f6yLJLGnS9 @USDA
OpenUSDA eliminates antiquated rules for GMOs which it says will bring plant biotech regulations ‘into the 21st century’
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a final rule updating and modernizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) biotechnology
Nice new report from @McKinsey 's @mchui and team that boils the ocean of the many applications coming as cells become easier to program, not an easy task! https://t.co/sfLxDir8qL
OpenThe Bio Revolution
Advances in biological science could transform economies and societies, helping to tackle global challenges from climate change to pandemics.
#Biotechnology is key to building more resilient #food and #farming systems. The #COVID19 crisis shows us the fragility of these systems and shines a bright light on the essential role of #biology and #technology in our lives. More: https://t.co/ABO3gucrC2
OpenModernized Biotech Regulation Will Unleash Greater Innovation
Consumer transparency measures remain important
Organic v conventional using GMOs: Which is the more sustainable farming? https://t.co/dM9FWL57kW
OpenOrganic v conventional using GMOs: Which is the more sustainable farming?
The debate also has taken on ideological connotations with anti-GMO campaigners embracing organics as a symbol of ‘agro-ecological’ farming while conventional growers see …
USDA SECURE Rule Paves Way for Agricultural Innovation: rule puts in place a more efficient process to identify plants that would be subject to regulation, focusing on the properties of the plant rather than on its method of production. https://t.co/Q6Be6E3aOI
OpenUSDA SECURE Rule Paves Way for Agricultural Innovation
(Washington, D.C., May 14, 2020) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a final rule updating and modernizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) biotechnology ...
RT @markbuckingham1: More resiliance from more innovation, by me in @FarmersGuardian @FutureFarmingUK https://t.co/JSeAcc8L55
OpenAnti-innovation EU policy has left UK farmers out in the cold – now things can change
The EU’s anti-innovation approach to policy making has stopped UK farmers benefitting from the latest scientific developments – but now there is an opportunity to change that, says Mark ...