Top news of the week: 25.12.2022.
Vertical Farming Has Found Its Fatal Flaw
Europe’s energy crisis is forcing companies to switch strategies or close down. The industry’s future hangs in the balance.
GM crops need robust regulatory framework
THE debate over the promotion of Indian agriculture through the cultivation of GM crops has been revived by the recent approval granted by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) ...
A More Elegant Form of Gene Editing Progresses to Human Testing
Instead of cutting out chunks of the genome to disable malfunctioning genes, base editing makes a smaller, more precise swap.
Harvest time: Why the UK should unleash the power of gene editing
Summary On the one hand, gene editing is a process of modifying the existing genetic material of an organism. On … Continue reading "Harvest time: Why the UK should unleash the power of ...
U.S. shrugs at Mexico claim of accord on GMO corn
Biden administration officials refused to say more than that they were studying potential resolutions to a blossoming dispute over GMO corn exports on Wednesday.
What's the future of food and agriculture? A Purdue University economist shares his thoughts
Jayson Lusk, a distinguished professor and head of the Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University in Indiana, has some ideas where the future of food and agriculture is headed.
How agrifood corporates defined ‘regenerative agriculture’ in 2022
Major CPGs and other agrifoodtech players weigh in on what regenerative agriculture entails as it becomes an increasingly crucial pillar of farming.
5 Things Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About Agriculture
Fail fast, fail often doesn't work for farmers. Here are five agricultural realities funders and innovators need to understand.