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Modern biotechnology is opening up new opportunities for scientists and plant breeders to improve crops and control plant pests and diseases, to help farmers in the developing world.
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Opinions and Analysis
Biotechnology is not the only solution
Biotechnology is only one of a set of approaches needed to solve the world's problems, says an editorial in Nature Biotechnology.
G8 must encourage biotech cooperation for Africa
G8 leaders must encourage cooperation in biotechnology to address Africa's food shortages, writes Calestous Juma.
Help the poor lift yields to fight food price rises
18 June 2008
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Policy Briefs
The case for joint action on biotechnology in Africa
What are the main issues that African nations face in forthcoming negotiations on biotechnology and biosafety?
4 June 2007
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Source: The International Institute for Sustainable Development
The role of non-GM biotechnology in developing world agriculture
An overview of the various ways in which techniques that do not involve genetic modification can helping plant breeders to develop and propagate new crop varieties.
1 February 2006
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News and Features
Researchers pinpoint gene that 'improves rice yields'
Researchers have discovered a gene that plays a role in the size and weight of rice grains, which could potentially boost yields.
9 October 2008
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Biotechnology 'no cure-all' for food insecurity
Biotechnology will not offer the full solution to Africa's food problems, warn scientists at the All Africa Congress on Biotechnology.
26 September 2008
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