Philippines await Supreme Court decision on GM eggplant tests
Philippine Supreme Court to judge on 'cease and desist' request from opponents of field testing of GM eggplant variety.
25 May 2012 | EN

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Philippine Supreme Court to judge on 'cease and desist' request from opponents of field testing of GM eggplant variety.
25 May 2012 | EN
Iraq faces a growing problem from high salt levels in its agricultural land. Now an international team is tackling the problem.
23 May 2012 | EN
A technique that stamps biosensors directly onto the leaves of plants could be used as an early-warning system for crop diseases.
22 May 2012 | EN
The decline of cocoa and palm oil production can be linked to pesticides that kill pollinators, researchers say.
18 May 2012 | EN
Five more African countries have met the Maputo Declaration goal of investing ten per cent of their national budgets in agriculture.
16 May 2012 | EN
A capacity-building project on climate change aims to improve food security in the mountains of East Africa.
14 May 2012 | EN
Cultivation of cardamom can be detrimental to the health of tropical forests say two new studies.
An Egyptian scientist' has been awarded a prestigious prize for designing an antenna that could facilitate mobile network upgrades.
11 May 2012 | EN
Seed keepers from across Chile have contributed to a seed catalogue that aims to help farmers rescue traditional staple crops.
11 May 2012 | ES
As South Asia gets a knowledge platform to promote climate-resilient agriculture, experts warn it must reach the region's poor farmers.
8 May 2012 | EN
A new study confirms the close link between malaria spread and irrigation projects in South Asia.
4 May 2012 | EN
The Brazilian Congress has approved a scaled-back version of its proposed 'Forest Code', disappointing scientists and environmentalists.
A mountain country climate change meeting has heard calls for more interaction between climate and social science researchers.
A study finds that early inhabitants of the Amazonian savannahs farmed without fire, which may prove a more sustainable conservation method.
Lack of reliable forest data may prevent Sri Lanka from quickly accessing carbon reduction funds.
23 April 2012 | EN
Pakistan’s farmers and scientists argue over the success of GM cotton.
20 April 2012 | EN
Monsanto Pakistan has been granted permission to carry out additional trials of GM maize.
20 April 2012 | EN
West African farmers have teamed up with Australian scientists to design a training programme for cotton producers in 14 African countries.
After cloning the pashmina goat, scientists are ready to replicate their success with other endangered animals in Kashmir.
10 April 2012 | EN
Rwandan agriculture researchers are using an X-ray technique developed by the mining sector to improve the nutrition value of beans.