NEWS

Global
• FAO: World Rice Production to Increase 
• FAO, Bioversity Int'l Call for Sustainable Diet and Food Diversity 
• Improved Lentil Varieties Boost Production in South Asia and Africa 
• MSU Leads Global Food Security Effort 

Africa
• Limited Knowldege and Understanding Slowing Down Biotech in Africa, says Kenyan Minister 
• Genome Sequencing Could Boost African Banana Production 
• CIMMYT Expands SIMLESA Program in Africa 
• Biofortification Program Reduces Vitamin A Deficiency in Uganda 
• Biotech Has No Health and Environmental Hazards, Says Expert 
• Virus-resistant Cassava Trials Show Good Results 
• Witch Weed Resistant Seeds Introduced in Tanzania 

Americas
• WFP Laureate Advocate for Ag Technologies to Combat Drought 
• Scientists Create Low-Lignin Plants for Biofuel Production 
• US Researchers Release National Low Carbon Fuel Standard 
• Arcadia Biosciences Tie up with Indian Company to Develop LSL Tomatoes 
• Epigenetics Vital in Disease Resistance 

Asia and the Pacific
• Filipino Farmers Briefed on Bt Eggplant and Advantage of Biotech Crops 
• Science Communication and Media Workshop in China 
• Bayer CropScience to Set up Australian Breeding Center for Wheat and Oilseeds 
• ICRISAT Project Increases Sorghum Yields in India 
• Rice Scientists Give Update on C₄ Rice Project 
• Vietnamese Agri Experts: Give Biotech Crops a Go ASAP 

Europe
• Biotech Standing Report of Portugal Released 
• Ireland Announces 2013 Bioenergy Scheme for Willow and Miscanthus 

Research
• Molecular Basis of Long-distance Transport of Defense Compounds in Seeds 
• Scientists Assess Transgene Flow of GM Tomato and Its Effect on Feeding Behavior of Bumblebees 
• Effect of Bt Maize on the Dev't and Reproduction of an Insect Predator 

Announcements
• 41^st European Society for New Methods in Agricultural Research Conference 
• BIO KOREA 2012 Conference 

Document Reminders
• Country Biotech Facts and Trends