BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its annual report detailing the adoption of biotech crops, “20th ...
© Copyright Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 – Because of its contribution to agricultural productivity and sustainable farming, growers around ...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2015 – A report released today that tracks the number of global acres planted each year with biotech crops indicates further growth will depend on smaller countries’ willingness ...
ELKTON, S.D. -- Some day in the not-too-distant future, European farmers will be planting biotech crops. Some already are planting insect-protected corn, and many more want to plant it and other ...
In 1996, farmers planted the first commercial biotech crop. The global uptake of plant biotechnology by farmers since has made it the fastest-adopted technology in the history of agriculture. Farmers ...
Biotech companies and public sector labs are working on the next wave of products, including hypoallergenic, heart-healthy, and vitamin-, nutrient- and even pharmaceutical-packed varieties of ...
The National Academy of Sciences finds that modern biotech crops are safe to eat and safe for the environment in a new comprehensive report, Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects, ...
Genetically modified crops can help poor farmers and have posed no adverse health or environmental effects so far but should be regulated and further studied, the U.N. food agency said Monday in a ...
Have you ever wondered where our agricultural crops come from? And what were they like thousands of years ago, or hundreds of years ago? Our food crops today are in fact very different from the ...
Today, there is much discussion about how agriculture contributes to climate change. Most agree that we should continue improving food production and processing while reducing agriculture’s ...
Popularly known as agritech, biotechnology is the practice of using scientific techniques and tools such as genetic engineering to change and improve plant and animal productivity. It entails ...