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March 27, 2018


Onions around the globe — it’s all about logistics
Uien wereldwijd – alles draait om logistiek


February 23, 2018


Save the seeds - and the living plants we eat and use - Svalbard seed vault is the apex of a global network to protecting plant genetic resources for food and agriculture


February 19, 2018


DowDuPont leads Global CRISPR patent landscape; Broad Institute owns critical eukaryotic gene editing patents - North America & Asia emerge as growing markets for CRISPR Cas9 research & human trials


February 16, 2018


What inspires plant scientists and why is their job so important?


February 6, 2018


Youth Ag-Summit 2017 - Unlocking the potential of a generation


New farming forces needed - Young talents in agriculture


January 31, 2018


The End of the GMO? Genome editing, gene drives and new frontiers of plant technology (Review of Agrarian Studies)


January 28, 2018


Verdant Partners' 2017 Agribusiness M&A Year in Review


January 24, 2018


Climate change has a big influence on the future of onions and potatoes - Hazera is working hard to develop the onion of the future


January 23, 2018


We have bred "selfish" plants for thousands of years - Plant breeders should cultivate less selfish traits in crops to increase total yields, says scientist (ScienceNordic)


January 17, 2018


State of the agricultural seed market: playing out the mergers & acquisitions string (CropLife)


January 14, 2018


Hunting for wheat rust resistance amid relentless fungal mutations (Undark Magazine)


December 29, 2017


Steps and experiments to preserve Syrian wheat genes (Enab Baladi)


December 13, 2017


Urgent need to step up efforts to fight fast-spreading pests and diseases - Three major animal and plant pests and diseases put global food security at risk


December 11, 2017


We need to produce ‘different food’, not more (SciDev.Net)


December 8, 2017


GM crops take the line of least resistance in their global spread - Gene editing technology is expected to accelerate the introduction of new plants (Financial Times)


November 30, 2017


‘Clean meat’ could be a major revolution for the agriculture sector (The Globe and Mail)


November 29, 2017


Use of CRISPR systems in plant genome editing: toward new opportunities in agriculture (Emerging Topics in Life Sciences)


November 24, 2017


Breeders group CIOPORA calls for new plant varieties to be patentable (Intellectual Property Watch)


November 23, 2017


Doomsday seed bank in Lebanon gets bigger as humanity's 'last resort' is bulked up with 70000 new samples (Daily Mail)


November 22, 2017


Seeds hold hidden treasures for future food - More than 70,000 of the world's most precious seeds have been sent from the UK's Millennium Seed Bank to the Middle East, in its largest export to date (BBC


November 21, 2017


CIOPORA publishes Position on Patents for Plant-Related Inventions - Association’s breeders vote in favor of patents for plant innovations


November 15, 2017


The global partnership working around the clock to save wild relatives of major crops (Food Tank


November 13, 2017


Seed firms' changes bring uncertainty, promises (CropLife)


International seed sector renews commitment to genetic resources 


November 9, 2017


The bitter battle over the world’s most popular insecticides - As regulators consider a ban on neonicotinoids, debate rages over the harm they cause to bees (Nature)


November 2, 2017


Momentum for innovation in global agriculture is increasing - World Food Prize discussions focus on harnessing technology to transform agriculture


November 1, 2017


Will the genomics revolution result in more nutritious food on our tables? Scientists and policy makers meet at United Nations special event


October 27, 2017


“I turned the desert green with sorghum” – ICRISAT to help Iranian farmers grow its mandate crops


October 19, 2017


Coexistence of Biotech and Non-biotech Crops (ISAAA)


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