http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on agri-biotech and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/ Cultivation of cardamom can be detrimental to the health of tropical forests say two new studies.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/cardamom-crops-affect-forests-studies-say.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechMon, 14 May 2012 11:20:41 GMTEfforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/editorials/technical-creativity-needs-nurturing-at-the-grassroots.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechWed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTAs commercial synthetic biology production gathers speed, there are growing calls for greater regulation, reports Yojana Sharma.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/features/developing-countries-face-up-to-synthetic-biology-challenges-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechFri, 27 Apr 2012 12:14:35 GMTPakistan’s farmers and scientists argue over the success of GM cotton.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/pakistan-debates-gm-cotton-s-success.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechFri, 20 Apr 2012 11:30:00 GMTMonsanto Pakistan has been granted permission to carry out additional trials of GM maize.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/monsanto-to-carry-out-new-gm-maize-trials-in-pakistan.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechFri, 20 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMTInterest is growing in tools and innovations that can ease the workload imposed on women farm workers, report M Sreelata and Naomi Antony.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/features/can-technology-rescue-women-farm-workers-from-drudgery--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechThu, 12 Apr 2012 16:20:51 GMTEarly results from the release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil are 'positive', say dengue researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/brazil-tests-gm-mosquitoes-to-fight-dengue.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechTue, 10 Apr 2012 12:53:59 GMTAfter cloning the pashmina goat, scientists are ready to replicate their success with other endangered animals in Kashmir.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/cloned-pashmina-goat-encourages-conservation-efforts.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechTue, 10 Apr 2012 07:56:14 GMTRwandan agriculture researchers are using an X-ray technique developed by the mining sector to improve the nutrition value of beans.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/x-ray-technology-harnessed-to-grow-more-nutritious-crops.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechThu, 05 Apr 2012 12:24:59 GMTA new application uses satellite data to monitor forest fires in Nepal and Bhutan.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/new-satellite-tool-to-detect-himalayan-forest-fires.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechMon, 02 Apr 2012 10:08:24 GMTBurkina Faso has established a clinic to study improvements to pesticides and insecticides, and help researchers network with farmers.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/phytosanitary-research-clinic-launched-in-burkina-faso.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechFri, 30 Mar 2012 15:04:09 GMTDurable food security and agricultural growth depend on development strategies with resilience built in from the start, says Gordon Conway.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/opinions/how-to-create-resilient-agriculture-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechWed, 21 Mar 2012 12:17:54 GMTIndia’s crop research gets ignored, with priority given to atomic energy, defence and space in the 2012-13 outlay for science.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/india-stingy-on-farm-research-budget.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechSat, 17 Mar 2012 10:09:54 GMTDozens of NGOs have issued a joint statement urgently calling for the emerging field of synthetic biology to be internationally regulated.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/ngos-call-for-international-regulation-of-synthetic-biology.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechThu, 15 Mar 2012 12:53:48 GMTThe creation of a CDM Hub in Uganda will give companies training and advice in registering and selling carbon credits.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/uganda-to-become-clean-development-mechanism-hub.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechFri, 02 Mar 2012 10:00:00 GMTNepal’s new national biotechnology centre is expected to boost research in the sector.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/nepal-plans-biotechnology-centre.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechFri, 02 Mar 2012 08:37:52 GMTEgyptian researchers claim they can use plants and bacteria to detect and clear landmines, but critics are sceptical.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/bacteria-plants-tested-in-landmine-deactivation-method.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechFri, 24 Feb 2012 16:16:58 GMTFeeding South-East Asia's rapidly growing population requires a second Green Revolution, says Crispin Maslog.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/opinions/asia-pacific-analysis-launching-a-second-green-revolution-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechThu, 23 Feb 2012 17:51:37 GMTFarmers are more likely to use GM crops if they are involved in crop development in the right way, say Obidimma Ezezika and Justin Mabeya.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/opinions/how-to-engage-with-farmers-over-gm-crops-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechWed, 22 Feb 2012 16:24:58 GMTA bioprospecting project in Panama is the first to be funded by the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/agri-biotech/news/panama-is-first-to-benefit-from-fund-to-tackle-biopiracy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_agribiotechWed, 01 Feb 2012 17:48:08 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/