Thousands of rice varieties are in the pipeline for genome sequencing in a major push for crops able to provide better food security.

The sequencing of the pigeon pea genome will allow researchers to find higher-yielding varieties of the crop in a shorter time.

Genetically modified crops have been forbidden in Peru for the next 10 years and research must be done in a controlled environment.

New rice varieties, including those resistant to flooding, are producing higher yields for farmers across South-East Asia, says a report.

Genes from modified cotton plants have been found in wild populations in Mexico.

Taking into account gender differences in adoption of GM crops could positively impact women and their families, says a study.

Scientists have used rice's own genes to boost its iron and zinc content.

Kenya's secretary of state for agriculture says scientists should leave their 'comfort zone' and engage opponents of GM foods in public debate.

Newspaper reports have made the public more tolerant of biotechnology in the Philippines, a study suggests.

India's biodiversity authority may prosecute the developers of GM eggplant after claims they illegally used local samples.

Faced with a food crisis, Kenya's government has allowed the import of GM products, even though it is not yet legally allowed to grow them.

A moratorium on GMO access and proposed changes to biosafety regulations were not resolved before the arrival of the new government.

After a moratorium imposed in 2006, and subsequent risk analysis, the Uruguayan government has authorised five varieties of GM maize.

Soybean was the only GMO authorised in Bolivia until the approval of the new Law of Productive Revolution, which has permitted other GM crops.

The Peruvian Executive has intervened over a ten-year GMO import ban that would supercede previous laws.

Chinese officials say unauthorised GM rice has been spreading in the country, and blame 'weak management'.

Nigeria's biosafety bill now awaits presidential assent, but environmentalists continue to campaign against it.

A government bill aimed at ensuring food security is at the centre of national debate because it would allow GM crops in Bolivia.

The Peruvian government has set up a commission to asses recent regulations regarding the use and access of genetically-modified organisms.

Peru's new biosafety law, which allows research into GM crops, could harm the country's unique biodiversity, critics say.