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Agriculture & Environment: Agri-biotech

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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.

19 August 2008 | EN | 中文
Source: Nature Biotechnology

maize farmer, Kenya G8 must encourage biotech cooperation for Africa

G8 leaders must encourage cooperation in biotechnology to address Africa's food shortages, writes Calestous Juma.

4 July 2008 | EN | 中文
Source: The Japan Times

Africa should invest in GMOs for small farmers

18 June 2008 | EN | 中文
Source: Harvard International Review

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 | EN
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 | EN


News and Features

Rice grains 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 | EN

Tanzanian paprika farmer 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 | EN