Africa needs stronger links between biotechnology regulators and key stakeholders to build a functional biosafety system, experts say.

Philippine Supreme Court to judge on 'cease and desist' request from opponents of field testing of GM eggplant variety.

Brazilian scientists have identified a gene that enables sugarcane to defend itself from a fungal disease that reduces the crop’s productivity.

Seed keepers from across Chile have contributed to a seed catalogue that aims to help farmers rescue traditional staple crops.

Pakistan’s farmers and scientists argue over the success of GM cotton.

Monsanto Pakistan has been granted permission to carry out additional trials of GM maize.

Australian scientists have carried out field trials of salt-tolerant durum wheat, boosting yields by 25 per cent.

Dozens of NGOs have issued a joint statement urgently calling for the emerging field of synthetic biology to be internationally regulated.

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.