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Nigeria moves forward to Bt cowpea commercialization

Date：Jan. 24, 2019 Category：Regulations

International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)

After almost a decade of trials, Nigeria is now on the road towards the commercialization of Bt cowpea.

Biotech cotton in Pakistan reached highest adoption in 2017

Date：Dec. 13, 2018 Category：Markets

Biotech cotton area in Pakistan reached an all-time high of 3 million hectares in 2017, which is equal to 96% of total cotton production in the country.

Tags:GM crop Cotton

Burkina Faso farmers call for return of Bt cotton

Date：Sep. 21, 2018 Category：Markets

Cotton farming in Burkina Faso is in a fast slump two years after the suspension of Bt cotton.

Tags:GM crop Cotton

Global GM crop area increase 3% to 189.8 million ha in 2017

Date：Jun. 26, 2018 Category：Markets

International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)

Today, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) and PG Economics, Ltd. released new studies highlighting the continued...

Ethiopia approves environmental release of Bt cotton and grants special permit for GM maize

Date：Jun. 7, 2018 Category：Regulations

The Government of Ethiopia is the latest African country to authorize cultivation of biotech crops by granting two landmark approvals for environmental release ...

Tags:GM crop Cotton Maize

Swaziland approves importation and environmental release of Bt cotton

Date：May. 17, 2018 Category：Regulations

Swaziland Environment Authority (SEA) has granted two landmark approvals for importation of Bt cotton seed and environmental release of the crop making the King...

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Kenyan scientists find new Striga resistance genes in wild sorghum

Date：Nov. 13, 2017 Category：Science&Research

Wild sorghum will soon provide a reservoir for resistance genes against Striga. A research team lead by Dr. Steven Runo of the Plant Transformation Laboratory (...

Kenyan stakeholders prepare for commercialization of Bt cotton

Date：Nov. 3, 2017 Category：Markets

Stakeholders in the cotton sub-sector in Kenya are eagerly awaiting the introduction of Bt cotton in the country. This was raised at a recent workshop to prepar...

Tags:GM crop Cotton

Kenya biosafety regulators commend Malawi's Bt cotton national performance trials

Date：Jun. 1, 2017 Category：Regulations

A high-level delegation from Kenya visited Malawi's Bt cotton National Performance Trial (NPTs) fields on May 11, 2017. The team consisted of board chairs from ...

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Biotech/GM crops surge to a new peak of 185.1 million hectares in 2016

Date：May. 5, 2017 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

May 4, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its annual report showcasing the 110-fold increase in adoptio...

Tags:GM crop Biotech Planting Area

US EPA implements temporary exemption for Monsanto Bt cotton toxin

Date：Apr. 20, 2017 Category：Regulations

Monsanto Company

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis mCry...

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Agricultural Academy of Japan proposes to conduct confined field trial of GM crops

Date：Mar. 16, 2017 Category：Regulations

The Agricultural Academy of Japan, a professional academic organization for agriculture, held a press conference on their proposal to conduct a confined field t...

Tags:Biotech

Nutrition expert says GM crops can help the Philippines meet nutritional requirements

Date：Mar. 14, 2017 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Dr. Milton Stokes, Director for Global Health and Nutrition Outreach of Monsanto, said that genetically modified (GM) crops can help the Philippines meet its nu...

Tags:Biotech

Mozambique plants first GM maize field trial

Date：Mar. 14, 2017 Category：Markets

Mozambique has planted the first field trial of genetically modified (GM) maize in the Chokwe District of Gaza Province in the southern part of the country on F...

Tags:Biotech Maize

USDA deregulates GE creeping bent grass

Date：Jan. 20, 2017 Category：Regulations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed a thorough assessment of the potential risks of genetically en...

Tags:Biotech Ornamental and Turf

Argentina approves commercial planting of Syngenta GM corn

Date：Dec. 23, 2016 Category：Products

Syngenta Agro

Argentina's regulatory agencies have authorized the commercial release of a genetically modified (GM) corn from Syngenta. The release of GM corn event SYN-BTO11...

Tags:Biotech Maize

ISAAA releases a new Pocket K on Anti-allergy Biotech Crops

Date：Dec. 15, 2016 Category：Companies

International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)

ISAAA releases a new Pocket K on Anti-allergy Biotech Crops, which presents how GM crops tested for allergens and how biotechnology applications are used to rem...

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Scientists develop marker-free GM hexaploid wheat

Date：Nov. 17, 2016 Category：Science&Research

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences reported the first successful generation of marker-free transgenic hexaploid wheat using commercial...

Africa's biosafety agencies seek to harmonize approaches to regulatory systems

Date：Sep. 6, 2016 Category：Markets

The Association of National Biosafety Agencies in Africa (ANBAA) held its first African Biosafety Leadership Summit on August 15 and 16, 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya....

Tags:Biotech

Japanese scientists develop super plants thru simple genetic modification

Date：Jun. 30, 2016 Category：Science&Research

Japanese scientists have discovered a simple genetic modification that can lead to more robust plants. Their findings are published in Plant & Cell Physiology.

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Nigeria moves forward to Bt cowpea commercialization

Biotech cotton in Pakistan reached highest adoption in 2017

Burkina Faso farmers call for return of Bt cotton

Global GM crop area increase 3% to 189.8 million ha in 2017

Ethiopia approves environmental release of Bt cotton and grants special permit for GM maize

Swaziland approves importation and environmental release of Bt cotton

Kenyan scientists find new Striga resistance genes in wild sorghum

Kenyan stakeholders prepare for commercialization of Bt cotton

Kenya biosafety regulators commend Malawi's Bt cotton national performance trials

Biotech/GM crops surge to a new peak of 185.1 million hectares in 2016

US EPA implements temporary exemption for Monsanto Bt cotton toxin

Agricultural Academy of Japan proposes to conduct confined field trial of GM crops

Nutrition expert says GM crops can help the Philippines meet nutritional requirements

Mozambique plants first GM maize field trial

USDA deregulates GE creeping bent grass

Argentina approves commercial planting of Syngenta GM corn

ISAAA releases a new Pocket K on Anti-allergy Biotech Crops

Scientists develop marker-free GM hexaploid wheat

Africa's biosafety agencies seek to harmonize approaches to regulatory systems

Japanese scientists develop super plants thru simple genetic modification

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