Top news of the week: 24.11.2020.
#AgPolicy #USSOY #SoyLeaders #GMcrops #cultivatedmeat
Food And Agriculture
RT @GeneticLiteracy: The application to release of Bt cowpea has been submitted to the Ghana National Biosafety Authority for approval. https://t.co/RKxx41DECM @isaaa_org
OpenGhana recognizes crop biotech as ‘vital tool’ in food security battle
Ghana continues to be open for import of GM crops, with no restrictions to feed and feed products from other regions. This is according to the
Hypocrites! Europe imports million of tons GMO products from overseas, this list getting larger yet they persist with dishonorable hypocrisy of not approving their cultivation home resulting in enormous economic losses for its own farmers. Shame! https://t.co/f4KeTJkTP2
OpenViewpoint: Italy’s GMO restrictions cripple efforts to expand sustainable farming
The GMO and GE technologies are complementary and indispensable for the release of new plants able to solve new emergencies that can affect global food
Push to reform EU biotech crop rules gains strength as some environmentalists, public officials endorse gene editing @luisventura is a biologist and Plant Genetic Resources International Platform Fellow at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences https://t.co/yqsERUVidb
OpenPush to reform EU biotech crop rules gains strength as some environmentalists, public officials endorse gene editing
The latest sign that Europe's opposition to crop biotechnology may be fading hit headlines late last month. On October 19, the EU's agriculture ministers
Soy, maize, rice and wheat crop yields are all likely to decrease as the planet continues to get warmer. https://t.co/1MnIskM4fW @JoanConrow @ScienceAlly
OpenGlobal crop yields projected to drop as temperatures rise, new study finds
The warmer temperatures associated with climate change are projected to significantly reduce yields of the world’s staple food crops, a new analysis
Read ASA's fall cover story to "meet" our dedicated in-house policy team and learn how they're "sowing seeds for future success" here: https://t.co/zqJ9T5QR5o #AgPolicy #USSOY #SoyLeaders
OpenA Hundred Years Later, Plowing New Ground
By Wendy Brannen and Kayla Hedrick • From Fall 2020 American Soybean magazine Dedicated, in-house ASA policy team sowing seeds for future success In
RT @ISAAASciSpeaks: Philippine National Biotech Week holds a technical forum on the environmental impact of #GMcrops. Join the forum here: https://t.co/KNhjheeZdq https://t.co/1aVMVlzkUy
OpenNational Biotech Week Holds Technical Forum on Environmental Impact of GM Crops
To help stakeholders understand the impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the environment, SEARCA, the Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines, CropLife Asia, the Program for ...
RT @GoodFoodInst: .@briancooley takes a comprehensive look at #cultivatedmeat (and its many potential benefits) with insights from GFI, @RyanBethencourt, @WHO, and more: https://t.co/9PA2EpULMF
OpenBeyond the impossible: Lab-grown meat is better for the planet -- if you'll eat it
But it has much larger hurdles than today's plant-based burgers and sausages.
Researchers say that the lack of public information on gene-edited crops could decrease trust and confidence as they enter the marketplace. https://t.co/c7BP26MuLF @NCState
OpenViewpoint: USDA’s ‘lax’ gene-editing regulations could hurt consumer acceptance of CRISPR crops
Researchers at North Carolina State University call for a coalition of biotech industry, government and non-government organizations, trade organizations,