NEWS

Global
• International Group of Scientists Release Draft Sequence of Rubber Tree Genome 
• CGIAR to Work with Global Crop Diversity Genebanks Revitalization 
• CGIAR Launches Global Research Programs on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals 

Africa
• Kenya National Biosafety Authority Launches Year of Biosafety Advocacy 
• Poultry Farmers Call to Lift GM Corn Import Ban in Zimbabwe 
• Uganda's Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill Tabled in Parliament 

Americas
• Purdue University Scientists to Develop Genomic Tools to Improve Sorghum 
• Iowa State U Researchers Receive Grant to Enhance Soybean Resistance Against Sudden Death Syndrome 

Asia and the Pacific
• Farmer Adoption of Biotech Crops in Developing Countries 
• India's Agriculture Minister Calls for Adoption of Modern Farm Technologies 
• New Model Plant Validation System for Monocot Plants 
• Found: Gene that Boosts Digestibility of Sorghum 

Europe
• Scientists to Improve Plants' Oil Content by Unlocking Lipid Pathways 
• Study Finds that Sugar Influences Onset of Flowering 

Research
• Effect of Oxalic and Malic Acids in Chickpea Leaf Exudates on the Activity of Cry1Ac towards Pod Borer 
• Functional Genomics of Mutant Cotton Reveal Findings for Cotton Fiber Initiation and Elongation 

Announcements
• ABIC 2013 
• ICFEB 2013