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Agri-Biotech in Africa - Safety First?

Posted on June 28, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Agriculture
Microbiologist Maryke Steffens reports on the influences behind Africa's diverse attitudes to transgenic crops and the need for a unified agenda.
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Hungry Nations Demand Truth About GMOs and Food Aid

Posted on July 11, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Agriculture
East African countries remain concerned over their ability to tell if food aid has been genetically modified.
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Environmental Risk or Millions' Best Hope for Survival?

Posted on July 11, 2006
Previously filed under: South America, Agriculture
In the debate over GMOs both the potential costs of not creating improved versions of dietary staples -- and the potential harms -- must be taken into consideration.
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Barriers to Building a Bigger Breadbasket in India

Posted on June 2, 2006
Topics: Agriculture
Countries: India
Previously filed under: Asia, Agriculture
Indian scientists say that reduced access to plant material in international gene banks will limit the country's ability to produce enough wheat.
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Academic and Science Community Applauds WTO GMO Ruling

Posted on May 31, 2006
Previously filed under: Agriculture
Academics and scientists respond to the World Trade Organization ruling which directs the European Union to end its defacto moratorium on biotechnology-improved crops.
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Asia Holds the Key to the Future of Genetically Modified Food

Posted on December 7, 2004
Previously filed under: Asia, Agriculture
Wary Asian consumers may decide how much genetically modified food will reach the world's dinner tables.
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