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TOPIC(S): Organic, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Europe,

03/28/2024 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

German professor calls country's organic lobbyists 'dishonest' for hyping potential dangers of gene-edited crops

Up to €50 million has to be invested in an approval process for GM plants, and the smaller plant breeding companies are throwing in the towel, explained . The high admission hurdles are politically and socially desired. If these were reduced, smaller breeding companies would also have a chance.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

03/26/2024 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

What is ‘carbon farming’ and could it provide a path to a more sustainable agricultural future?

As the effects of climate change intensify and paths for limiting global warming narrow, politicians, media and environmental advocates have rallied behind

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 7 months ago
Topics: Ag Africa,

With sustainability and productivity challenges mounting, South African farmers warm to agro-technology

Farmers have now found ways to improve the basic farming methods with state-of-the-art agritech.

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Randy Krotz
shared this article 11 months ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's,

5 influential activist NGOs spreading crop biotechnology misinformation in Latin America

The United States and Europe are home to some of the most influential anti-GMO advocacy groups in the world. They are well funded and committed to

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Team AgWiki
shared this article 1 year ago
Topics: GMO's, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

20 years ago, Zambia 'shocked the world' by rejecting free corn to feed its starving population, claiming safety concerns because it was genetically modified. That freeze is thawing.

In 2002, President Levy Mwanawasa shocked the world when he declined to receive GMO maize from the United States of America at the height of Zambia’s worst droughts.

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Randy Krotz
shared this article 1 year ago
Topics: GMO's, Trade (Commodities), Ag Africa,

Viewpoint: Massive drought, population rise, and lack of agricultural land spurred Kenya to embrace GMOs — not ‘corporate greed’

President William Ruto lifted a 10-year ban on Genetically Modified (GM) crops officially allowing the importation of the same into the country. As expected, the move has caused mixed reactions from several quarters. Opponents of GM foods have stated that President Ruto acted too fast and should have first constituted a task force to undertake public participation and awareness creation before implementation.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Ag South America, Ag North America,

09/20/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Mexico’s approaching 2023 ban on importing GM corn could lead to a major crisis — for Mexico and the US

Mexico’s proposed GM corn ban, expected to take effect in 2024, has the potential to increase the country’s food insecurity, add $4.4 billion to its corn import costs, and impose fundamental and costly changes on the U.S. and Canadian farming and grain handling sectors.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Economics, GMO's,

09/10/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Study: $261 billion — That’s how much GMO crops have boosted farmers’ incomes

This paper updates previous estimates for the global value of using genetically modified (GM) crop technology in agriculture at the farm level. It examined impacts on yields, important variable costs of production.

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TOPIC(S): Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Africa,

09/08/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Zambia’s traditional pig farmers poised to embrace reproductive biotechnology in break from European-inspired anti-biotech sentiments

Zambia’s traditional pig farmers are poised to further embrace reproductive biotechnology, including advanced forms of artificial insemination as an alternative to natural mating. This is a hopeful sign of increasing awareness of biotech benefits in a country that still largely exercises European-inspired precautions.

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Economics, Sustainability,

09/08/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Most expensive nuts in the world: Genomics could transform how we grow macadamia nuts

If we tried to feed the global population today on the average agricultural yields of the 1960s, we would need to farm over 85 percent of global land, instead of the 35 percent we use currently.

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