Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2011
ISAAA Brief 43-2011
Global adoption of biotech crop technology continues at unprecedented rates. During 2011, an additional 12 million hectares were planted representing an annual growth rate of 8 percent over 2010, according to Clive James author of the annual biotech crop report released today by ISAAA.
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What is the latest on crop biotechnology? Find out the latest world developments in crop biotechnology that are of relevance to developing countries. The Crop Biotech Update features concise news every week and is also available through the KC subscription service.
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May 11, 2012
Global
• FAO Director-General Warns of Horn of Africa, Sahel Funding Gap
Africa
• Biotechnology, Key to Realizing Africa's Full Agricultural Potential, says Ghana Minister
• FAO: Use Your Oil Resources to Improve Agriculture in Africa
• CGIAR Program to Improve Maize Opens Call for Proposals
Americas
• Cornell Researcher Works to Reduce Aluminum Toxicity in Rice
• NSF Grant Supports Study on Hidden Soybean Genes
• IFIC Survey on Consumers' Perception of Food Tech
• New Source of Biofuel from Ceres Sweet Sorghum Hybrids
Asia and the Pacific
• Consumer Attitude toward GM Foods in South Korea
• New Nematode-Resistant Wheat
• PAU Experts Urge Use of Biotechnology in Pest Management
• ADB Report: Comprehensive Approach Must Be Implemented for Food Security and Poverty Reduction in Asia
• Philippine Agri Experts Underscore Need for Alternative Bt Eggplant Technology
• UWA Crop Root Study to Boost Grain Production
• China's Ten Measures to Promote Transformation of Traditional Agriculture
• QUAAFI-Pioneer Hi-Bred Partners on Predicting Crop Yield Technology
Europe
• JHI Receives £1.25M Grant for Barley Research
• Moss Detects Air Pollution
• Undue Delays in the EU Approval of Safe GM Products
Research
• Pollen Allergic Risk Assessment of GM Pepper and GM Chinese Cabbage
• Effects of Bt Maize Feeds on Immune Response and Digestive Fate of Bt Gene and Protein
• Scientists Compare Nutritional and Phytochemical Properties of GE Pepper and Its Parent Cultivar
Beyond Crop Biotech
• microRNAs: Key to Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Scripps Research Institute Finds Protein that Can Silence Genes
• ABSOLUTE: A New View of the Cancer Genome
• Pfizer and Protalix BioTherapeutics Derive GE Carrot Cells for Gaucher Disease Treatment
• CSIRO Student Develops "Spell Checker" for Gene Sequences
• Study Probes How Organisms Evolved Diverse Mechanisms
Announcements
• Conference on Czech Contribution to Sustainable Bioeconomy
Document Reminders
• Analysis of U.S. Genetically Engineered Crop Regulation and Litigation
• Biotechnology the Invisible Revolution
Biotechnology Videos
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops 2011 Video
Clive James, founder and chair of ISAAA, presents the global status of commercialized biotech crops in 2011. Watch the 7min video or the full length 28min video.
Clive James on Biotech Crops in 2010
The "Clive James on Biotech Crops in 2010" video is a comprehensive review of the global status of biotech crops in 2010.
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short (9min) video
Videos on "Biotech Agriculture"
14 years of Biotech Agriculture is an information capsule on the commercialization of biotech crops between 1996 to 2009. Global Biotech Crops Report 2009 video is comprehensive review of the global status of biotech crops including an expert commentary on recent developments on Bt rice and phytase maize in China, a perspective on the development of biotech wheat and spread of biotech crops in the world
Highlights of the Global Status of Biotech Crops
A six-part series:
Communication Products
Adoption and Uptake Pathways of Biotech Crops
The Case of Biotech Cron Farmers in Selected Provinces of Luzon, Philippines
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2011
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From the BICs
ISAAA India Biotech Information Center releases two new publications on Impact of Bt Cotton in India. The two new documents "Adoption and Impact of Bt Cotton in India, 2002 to 2010", and "Socio-Economic and Farm Level Impact of Bt Cotton in India" are part of the series of publications to mark the 10th year of Bt cotton cultivation in India. The series "Celebrating a Decade of Bt Cotton in India" will feature comprehensive overview of adoption, spread and socio-economic and farm level impact of Bt cotton in India from 2002-2011. 
Malaysian Biotech Information Centre (MABIC) publishes a monthly free newspaper on biotech that aims to bridge biotech and the society. “The Petri Dish” signifies the increasing importance of biotech in our life style. The paper is to dish out all the interesting and innovative research work at universities, research institutes and industry and make it palatable for the society.
ABSPII
Latest ABSPII Newsletter: ABSPII Newsletter Vol. 7 No. 2 July-December 2011 - Indonesian Farmers Join Farmer-to-Farmer Workshop on Biotech Crop Adoption
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