A Story of Resilient Seeds
Researchers in Israel are giving a new meaning to the term "expiration date."
They've taken date-palm seeds found while excavating ancient sites in the Judean w...
Biofortification
Access to More Trade Could Mean Access to New Technologies for Kenyas Farmers
When I traveled to the United States from my familys farm in Kenya two years ago, I saw firsthand how agricultural science and engineering can help feed the w...
Still Waiting for Approval to Plant Golden Rice
Bangladesh is on the verge of making one of the most important decisions in the history of GM crops: It may become the first country to commercialize and grow g...
News Item: 'Feeding 10 Billion People Will Require Genetically Modified Food'
Bloomberg - By Deena Shanker - July 16, 2019
Feeding 10 Billion People Will Require Genetically Modified Food
The climate is changing, the population is growin...
China finally gives approval to a few more GM crops
Major news recently as the Chinese government has reportedly given approval to some, but not all, the GM crops that have been held up in the country's byzantine...
The World is Ready for Golden Rice
The world is starting to open its eyes to the wonder of Golden Rice.
On May 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave its approval to this genetically m...
Golden Rice Approval Needed to Produce a Life-Changing Staple Food
Their eyes tell their sad stories as ghostly white irises give way to vacant stares. We can look at them but they cant look back at us. Theyve gone blind beca...
Choosing Technology to Enhance Sustainability
I choose to grow genetically modified crops on my farm for a simple reason: sustainability.
These products of modern science make me more economically and en...
Smart Labels Help Consumers Make Smart Choices
A funny thing happened during the debate over GMO labels: A number of companies decided to make the voluntary disclosure that their food includes ingredients th...
Technology Is Africas Food-Secure Future
The average African farmer is a 60-year-old man who took up agriculture because thats what his parents did.
Im a woman who, in her mid-20s, chose to become...