http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on agri-biotech and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/news/ Agriculture and how it can adapt to climate change should be given more attention at Copenhagen, a group of scientists has urged.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/don-t-ignore-agriculture-in-climate-talks-experts-warn.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechFri, 20 Nov 2009 01:29:10 GMTInnovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/agriculture-can-adapt-to-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:58 GMTThe sequencing of the maize genome should boost efforts to find higher-yielding and climate change-proof varieties.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/maize-genome-offers-hope-of-improved-varieties-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:07 GMTChina's agricultural science is expanding fast, and its 'world share' of research papers is rising too, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/agriculture-fastest-growing-research-in-china.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechThu, 12 Nov 2009 03:18:06 GMTA farming research centre is set to open in Mozambique with funding, seeds and advice from China.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/china-s-farming-ambitions-in-mozambique-take-shape.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechWed, 11 Nov 2009 06:03:06 GMTPakistan's Biological Safety Association has been reinvigorated with new powers in a drive to enhance biosafety regulations in the country.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/biosafety-back-on-the-agenda-in-pakistan.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechFri, 30 Oct 2009 01:29:19 GMTSix experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/can-gm-food-mitigate-world-hunger-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechWed, 28 Oct 2009 05:06:53 GMTAgainst expectations, West African rice varieties have interbred in the field — and war may have helped these improved hybrids spread.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/war-may-have-spread-hybrid-rice.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechTue, 27 Oct 2009 03:20:46 GMTPests, disease and post-harvest problems are drastically reducing crop yields, a summit has heard, and quick technical fixes are a priority.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/technical-fixes-needed-to-stem-crop-losses.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechFri, 23 Oct 2009 03:57:29 GMTThe Indian government will now consult the public before deciding whether to agree with regulators and approve GM aubergine.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/indian-regulator-endorses-first-gm-vegetable.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechFri, 16 Oct 2009 04:31:39 GMTScientists and farmers from Peru and Ethiopia will defend agrobiodiversity through the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/peru-and-ethiopia-team-up-to-defend-biodiversity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechFri, 16 Oct 2009 03:30:34 GMTThe African Biosafety Network of Expertise can now begin building African countries' biosafety knowhow in earnest.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/grant-bolsters-african-biosafety-capacity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechThu, 15 Oct 2009 03:23:14 GMTAfrica is starting to produce more food for its people by embracing farming technology, according to a new UN report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/african-food-production-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechMon, 12 Oct 2009 11:43:45 GMTSouth African researchers will soon begin field trials of a variety of maize capable of withstanding extreme dehydration.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/drought-hardy-maize-ready-for-field-trials-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechTue, 06 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMTCGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/cgiar-reforms-make-research-decision-making-distant.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechTue, 06 Oct 2009 02:28:36 GMTIntellectual property must be protected to encourage technical innovations in agriculture, says Javier Fernandez of CropLife Latin America.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/intellectual-property-vital-for-agricultural-innovation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechMon, 05 Oct 2009 03:45:22 GMTA cassava virus rampant in southern Africa could be facing annihilation, thanks to genetic research in South Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/cassava-virus-dealt-a-blow-in-southern-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechThu, 01 Oct 2009 12:09:41 GMTCrop yields will plummet and millions more children will go hungry unless agricultural practices adapt to climate change, warns a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/climate-change-will-leave-25-million-more-children-hungry--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechWed, 30 Sep 2009 01:21:55 GMTAmbitious reforms aimed at meeting the world's food demands lie ahead for the agency that networks agricultural research in poor regions.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/a-revolution-to-combat-world-hunger.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechThu, 24 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMTNutrient-rich foods could combat malnutrition — but getting from the lab to the plate is proving a challenge.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech/roadblocks-on-the-path-to-gm-superfoods-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechThu, 17 Sep 2009 12:24:45 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/