Articles in the May 11, 2012 Issue of Crop Biotech Update

NEWS

Global
• FAO Director-General Warns of Horn of Africa, Sahel Funding Gap 

Africa
• FAO: Use Your Oil Resources to Improve Agriculture in Africa 
• Biotechnology, Key to Realizing Africa's Full Agricultural Potential, says Ghana Minister 
• CGIAR Program to Improve Maize Opens Call for Proposals 

Americas
• IFIC Survey on Consumers' Perception of Food Tech 
• Cornell Researcher Works to Reduce Aluminum Toxicity in Rice 
• NSF Grant Supports Study on Hidden Soybean Genes 
• New Source of Biofuel from Ceres Sweet Sorghum Hybrids 

Asia and the Pacific
• PAU Experts Urge Use of Biotechnology in Pest Management 
• Consumer Attitude toward GM Foods in South Korea 
• New Nematode-Resistant Wheat 
• ADB Report: Comprehensive Approach Must Be Implemented for Food Security and Poverty Reduction in Asia 
• Philippine Agri Experts Underscore Need for Alternative Bt Eggplant Technology 
• UWA Crop Root Study to Boost Grain Production 
• China's Ten Measures to Promote Transformation of Traditional Agriculture 
• QUAAFI-Pioneer Hi-Bred Partners on Predicting Crop Yield Technology 

Europe
• JHI Receives £1.25M Grant for Barley Research 
• Moss Detects Air Pollution 
• Undue Delays in the EU Approval of Safe GM Products 

Research
• Pollen Allergic Risk Assessment of GM Pepper and GM Chinese Cabbage 
• Effects of Bt Maize Feeds on Immune Response and Digestive Fate of Bt Gene and Protein 
• Scientists Compare Nutritional and Phytochemical Properties of GE Pepper and Its Parent Cultivar 

Announcements
• Conference on Czech Contribution to Sustainable Bioeconomy 

Document Reminders
• Biotechnology the Invisible Revolution 
• Analysis of U.S. Genetically Engineered Crop Regulation and Litigation 

China's Ten Measures to Promote Transformation of Traditional Agriculture

Mr. Zhang Laiwu, Vice Minister of Science and Technology of People Republic of China, announced at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office that China will take ten measures to promote the transformation from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture.

The 10 measures are: 

  •  Implement agricultural science and technology key special programs; 
  •  Start the action for seed industry science and technology innovation; 
  •  Extensively promote the sci-tech commissioners' rural technology entrepreneurial process; 
  •  Actively promote the construction of the new rural S&T service system; 
  • Accelerate the construction of national agricultural S&T park;
  • Speed up the rural information service; 
  • Deepen the reform of rural science and technology plan management;
  • Continue to increase investment in agricultural S&T;
  • Strengthen agricultural S&T innovation platform; 
  • Vigorously cultivate agricultural S&T personnel.

See the news at: http://www.zgppny.com/qwfb_2012/04/036068.html

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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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