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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

Agriculture can adapt to climate change

Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.

20 November 2009 | EN

Can GM food mitigate world hunger?

Six experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.

28 October 2009 | EN | 中文
Source: New York Times

Intellectual property vital for agricultural innovation

5 October 2009 | EN
Source: Intellectual Property Watch

Policy Briefs

Putting agriculture on the agenda for climate talks

Including agriculture in international climate negotiations can help meet mitigation and adaptation goals while also reducing poverty.

9 June 2009 | EN
Source: IFPRI

Innovation systems for agricultural development

An innovation systems approach to agricultural research can be better for sustainable development than a linear pipeline approach.

22 May 2009 | EN
Source: IFPRI


News and Features

Mexico's GM maize a bad idea, say scientists

Scientists warn that Mexico is not prepared to protect its maize from transgenic varieties, and have called for trials to be blocked.

27 November 2009 | EN
Source: Nature

Woman peeling cassava in Vietnam Cassava sequence unravelled

The sequencing of the cassava genome may speed up the development of more nutritious and virus-resistant varieties of the crop.

23 November 2009 | EN