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Climate-smart genetically-engineered seeds may be Nigeria’s only viable way to confront farming disruptions brought on by climate change

Aug 28, 2023

Climate change has been a major menace in agricultural production especially for Nigeria that is fighting hard to produce enough food for its growing population. According to a publication by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in collaboration with...

Orange ‘super banana’: Gates-funded Ugandan scientists develop vitamin A enhanced fruit that could help reduce blindness and save lives

Jun 30, 2023

Wilberforce Tushemereirwe holds up a genetically modified banana that took millions of dollars and 20 years to make. It contains so much provitamin A, a substance that transforms into vitamin A in the body, that its flesh has a distinctive orange tint. This “super...

Changing consumer attitudes with late-blight-resistant GM potatoes

Feb 21, 2023

A new study finds that consumers who have seen genetically modified (GM) potatoes growing in a field and heard about their advantages for farmers and the environment adopt a more favorable view of GM crops in general. Pests and diseases have been a scourge to...

Precision animal breeding: How gene editing could revolutionize animal agriculture and disease control

Jan 23, 2023

iven my interests as a veterinarian, indeed the only vet in the House of Lords, my contribution to the Second Reading debate of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill focused on its potential implications for animals, particularly in terms of disease...

New GM soya beans give 25% greater yield in global food security boost

Aug 29, 2022

Genetically modified soya beans designed to absorb light more efficiently produced a 25% greater yield in an advance that could significantly boost global food supplies. The field trials are the first successful demonstration that genetic engineering can be used to...

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Climate-smart genetically-engineered seeds may be Nigeria’s only viable way to confront farming disruptions brought on by climate change

Orange ‘super banana’: Gates-funded Ugandan scientists develop vitamin A enhanced fruit that could help reduce blindness and save lives

Changing consumer attitudes with late-blight-resistant GM potatoes

Precision animal breeding: How gene editing could revolutionize animal agriculture and disease control

New GM soya beans give 25% greater yield in global food security boost

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