Over the next several weeks, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the June Agricultural Survey ...

In some ways, it's surprising that Argentina has been such a trailblazer for biotech crops; part of the reason for that was the willingness of politicians and their scientific advisers nearly two ...

“Do we want those things to go out unregulated?” asked Alan McHughen of the University of California, Riverside, who has worked to develop both biotech crops and regulatory policy. “In some cases, the ...

This set the stage for potentially extremely beneficial advancement in crop breeding, but has also been very controversial. In agricultural biotechnology, changes are made directly to the plant's ...

Worldwide cultivation of plant biotech crops grew by 15% in 2003, the seventh consecutive year of double-digit growth, according to a new report by a group sponsored by various government agencies and ...

There is an urgent need to depoliticise biotechnology research in Africa. As millions face hunger amid climate shocks and declining yields, science, not political posturing, holds the key to the ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) --Sharply critical of European opposition to genetically modified crops, President Bush on Monday hailed developments in the biotechnology field, saying they are helping the wars ...

To support my work as a Japanese farmer, I recently founded the Japan Biotech Crop Network. Our mission is to build a stable and sustainable supply of food and feed for our country while reducing ...

The genetic modification of crop DNA to achieve desirable traits is a common application of biotechnology. Crops developed through genetic alteration are resistant to insects, herbicides, and viruses.

Stakeholders in agriculture and science have said Nigeria should reap benefit of biotechnology crops after commercialisation of two commodities in the country. In 2019, the Pod Borer Resistant ...