RNAi for Crop Improvement

Pocket K No. 34


RNA interference (RNAi) is a method of silencing gene expression by inserting short sequences of ribonucleic acids (RNA) that match part of the target gene's sequence, thus no proteins are produced. Know more about the application of the technology in agriculture in the latest Pocket K entitled "RNAi for Crop Improvement".

Bridging the Knowledge Divide:

Experiences in Communicating Crop Biotechnology


The handbook distills the experiences in communicating crop biotechnology by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology and its network of Biotechnology information Centers (BICs) and theoretical perspectives of science communication experts.

Communicating Biotechnology

Pocket K No. 33


Crucial to balancing issues and concerns surrounding biotechnology is adequate science-based, authoritative information to enable various stakeholders to engage in an objective and transparent debate. This realization led to a Pocket K on "Communicating Biotechnology".

French Version of Genes are Gems

Now Available Online


"Les Genes Sont Merveilleux: L'information en biotechnologie agricole", the French translation of the sourcebook for journalists on reporting agri-biotechnology published by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications is now available!

The Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology (KC) is the information sharing initiative of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization that delivers the benefits of new agricultural biotechnologies to farmers in developing countries for poverty alleviation.

We believe that a transparent, science-based debate is essential for maximizing the potential benefits of crop biotechnology for global food security and environmental conservation, and also for assessing potential risks of specific biotech applications. Therefore, the KC’s mission is to collect and distribute authoritative and well-documented information on all aspects of crop biotechnology, to facilitate sound decision-making processes relating to the safe use of biotech crops. Scientific quality, rather than ideology, is our main criterion for selecting information.

The KC initiative also aims to build capacity in national programs by establishing a global network of Biotechnology Information Centers (BICs), with nodes in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

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BBA, ISAAA Newsletter, July-August Issue
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