NEWS

Global
• FAO: No Food Crisis But Market Stability Needed 
• King Abdullah Awarded FAO's Agricola Medal 
• Biofortification in Staple Foods Still Relevant 

Africa
• AGRF to Push for Agricultural Growth 
• Funds for Agricultural Development in Africa 

Americas
• ISU Scientists Prove that Orange Maize is Vitamin A-Rich 
• AgriLife Researcher Breeds Blue Hibiscus 

Asia and the Pacific
• India Biotech Information Goes Online 
• DBT Drafts Revised Formats for GM Regulatory Approvals 
• Laureate Gebisa Ejeta Inspires Young Students of India 
• CIMMYT and Indian Gov't to Build Agri Research Center in South Asia 
• PBA to Launch High Yielding Peas in Western Australia 

Europe
• UK Scientists Draft the Wheat Genome Sequence 
• Valencia's Rice Endangered by Blast Disease 

Research
• Arabidopsis Plants Acclimate to Water Deficit at Low Cost through Changes of Carbon Usage 
• Pseudomonas Induces Defense Genes in Wheat Roots 
• Photosynthetic Performance of Bread and Durum Wheat under Heat Stress 

Announcements
• 7th Latin American and Caribbean Meeting on Agri-Biotech 
• 2nd European Innovation Summit 

Document Reminders
• Europe Wheat Website