Pesticides – News and Features

'India’s biotech regulator says genetically engineered eggplant is safe for commercial use, but critics argue otherwise.'

The Company will exhibit innovative food safety solutions at the 4th International RAFA Symposium from November 4-6, 2009.

At last, the GM industry has produced what it promised at the outset: a product designed to have real benefits for consumers. It's an oil from soybean modified to produce omega-3 fatty acids essential for health and proven to reduce the risk of heart disease.

The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee’s recommendation that Bt brinjal be commercialised is a significant marker in the country’s slow and somewhat hesitant embrace of agri-biotechnology.

The Royal Society says genetically modified plants should be an essential tool for feeding the world by 2050

Biologists Underline Moral Duty to Allow Engineered Crops

Monsanto Co., the world’s biggest seed producer, expects African countries to increase planting of genetically-modified crops to boost food security and economic development as the region is affected by climate change.

Mexican agriculture authorities have given the green light to experimental plantings of genetically modified corn on 195 hectares by the end of the month, an Agriculture Ministry official said Friday.

Today, GMO crops are grown on 8% of the world's agricultural soil, and GMOs have potentials regarding climate and environment. These are the conclusions of a new report from the Danish Food Ministry.

Britain has pledged more than US$150 million over the next five years to support high-tech food crops for the world’s poorest countries — primarily through genetic engineering.