by David Tribe on 19 October 2010 From GMO Pundit.
“Maize rice” developed in Henan, China
SeedQuest Announcement
China
October 14, 2010
Recently, over 30 experts from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology and Department of Agriculture, and some other organizations were so glad and excited to see a new type of rice with a single plant output of 250 grams in the experiment field of Henan Fengyuan Seed Company in Xinxiang. Such plant is called “maize rice” by farmers because like maize, it is over two meters high and has both broad and long leaves, dense aerial roots, erect and compact ears, and big and plump seeds.
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by David Tribe on 18 October 2010 From GMO Pundit.
The EU Ranks as the World’s Biggest Net Importer of Agricultural Produce While Neglecting Critical Investment in Agricultural Research
Press Release
BERLIN, October 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ –
- International Competition for Agricultural Production Land is Rising Dramatically
The food situation in poor countries continues to deteriorate. On World Food Day, October 16th, the number of starving people worldwide will have reached a staggering 925 million.
“Even assuming the very best possible scenario, the poorest nations will fail by a wide margin to produce enough food to feed their own populations over the coming decades,” says Harald von Witzke, President of the Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture. “This rapidly growing shortfall can only be met if richer nations are able to produce and export more food. So far, the EU has turned a blind eye to this looming crisis. Despite the urgent need for immediate action, this important issue has received little or no publicity.”
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by David Tribe on 18 October 2010 From GMO Pundit.
The World Bank’s Palm Oil Mistake
NY Times
By THOMPSON AYODELE
Published: October 15, 2010
Lagos, Nigeria
WHEN the World Bank held its annual meeting last weekend, there was much discussion of trade imbalances and currency wars, but nothing about Nigerian palm oil. That’s a shame, because the bank’s loans for plantation agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions — some $132 million of which have gone to palm oil cultivation — have been humanitarian and economic triumphs. Yet now, under misguided pressure from environmental groups, the bank is turning its back on the program.
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by David Tribe on 16 October 2010 From GMO Pundit.
Opinion piece:
The Gene Revolution – GM crops and farming reality
AFAA — Jim Peacock
The time has come for all sectors of Australia’s grain industry, from farm to shop, to get on top of GM technology, urges Australia’s former Chief Scientist, Dr Jim Peacock.
Our Green Revolution is near spent. The enormous and lasting gains made in crop yield through conventional plant breeding, mechanization, crop protection and clever agronomy are slowing.
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