NEWS

Global
• Roundtable Meet Focuses on Building Climate-Resilient Rainfed Agriculture 

Africa
• Kenya Biosafety Regulation Published 
• AATF Receives US$ 1 Million Boost for Agricultural Technology in Africa 

Americas
• Coexistence is not Only Possible, but Necessary 
• Genome Mapping Reveals Developmental and Environmental Impacts 
• Carnegie Scientists Discover a New Component of a Plant Steroid-activated Pathway 
• Partnership Provides Incentives to Sorghum 
• USDA Scientists Study Pest-Fighting Potential of Plant Pigments 

Asia and the Pacific
• Singapore Scientists Get Support in Rice Research for Food Security 
• Communication Strategies for the Acceptance and Adoption of Biotech Crops in the Asian Region 
• Experts: Biotech Crops are Compatible with Other Resistance Management Strategies 
• Vietnam to Grow Genetically Modified Corn 
• Seminar and Visit of GM Corn Field Trial in Vinh Phuc Province 
• Plant Proteins to Help Solve Global Challenges 

Europe
• Ruscoe: UK Should Take the Lead Again in GM Technology 

Research
• Overexpression of TaNHX2 Enhances Salt Tolerance of Transgenic Soybean 
• Research Reveals New Insight on Responses of Corn Hybrids to Seeding Rates 
• Scientists Conduct Developmental Studies of Bt Maize Effects on African Stem Borer 

Announcements
• Korea International Agriculture Expo 2011 in Jinju City 
• International Symposium on Minor Fruits and Medicinal Plants for Health and Ecological Security 
• Biotech Fruit 2012 
• Agricultural Gene-Flow Workshop in September 
• 11th Asian Maize Conference 
• BioMalaysia 2010 

Document Reminders
• Brazil's Agricultural Biotechnology Annual Report 
• South African Biotechnology Annual Report