Articles in the August 19, 2011 Issue of Crop Biotech Update

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

South African Biotechnology Annual Report

The Agricultural Biotechnology Annual Report for the Republic of South Africa has been released by the U. S. Foreign Agricultural Service Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN). The 27-page Report authored by Dirk Esterhuizen highlights the production of biotech crops in South Africa, event and crop approvals, its adoption, biotech crops under development, approved field trials, and the regulatory framework, among others. The current issue on mandatory labeling was discussed alongside with views from many sectors including the trade industry, the consumers, and the policy makers.

The Full Report can be downloaded at http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Agricultural%20Biotechnology%20Annual_Pretoria_South%20Africa%20-%20Republic%20of_7-15-2011.pdf

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This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)

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