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ICAR Emphasizes Importance of Field Trials of GM Crops

Indias premier agriculture research body Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has emphasized the importance of genetically engineered crops in bridging the demand and supply gap for foodgrains in the future. Vision 2050 which provides a strategic ...

GM Rice Produces High Yield, Less GHG Emissions

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences researcher Chuanxin Sun and team from different institutions developed rice plants producing higher yields and lesser greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. The results of their study were published in Nature. The new rice ...

What does Agriculture Have to Do with Iran Nuclear Deal?

As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with his Iranian counterpart in Vienna, at some point, he might want to make a reference to an event that just took place at the State Department in Washington on July 1 the announcement of the 2015 World Food Prize laureate. Known informally as the "Nobel Prize for…

Iran to produce Bt. Cotton

Iranian Bt. Cotton was revealed during the opening ceremony of the 9th national and 1st international Biotechnology Congress of Iran ...

Iran to Expand Collaboration with the Philippines in Biotech

On Feb. 22, 2015 a Filipino delegationvisited Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), under the supervision of Dr. Mario Montejo, the secretary of Science and technology of The Philippines. Dr Amellia Guevara, the undersecretary of research and development of the department ...