NEWS

Global
• CGIAR Issues Call to Action for Global Leaders Attending Rio+20 Meet 
• Two Events in Rio+20 Discuss Sustaining Agriculture Amid Various Threats 
• FAO, IFAD, WFP, Bioversity Cite Food Security as Key Player in Sustainable Development 
• Revised Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors Now Out 

Africa
• Rwanda Releases Iron-rich Beans 
• Scientists Discuss Importance of Agri-biotech 
• Juma: Biotech has the Potential for Success in Kenya Just Like Mobile Phone 
• Kyetere: Improved Seeds and Technology Needed for Smallholder Farmers 
• A Roundtable on Opportunities In Science, Technology And Innovation In Egypt 
• Biosafety of GMO Workshop in Egypt 
• Breeding Options for Adaptation of Pearl Millet and Sorghum to Climate Variability in West Africa 

Americas
• Improved Potato Varieties Ensure Food Security in Peruvian Communities 
• Scientists Call for Increase in Refuge Percentage 
• U of S, Kenyan and Ethiopian Partnership to Combat Hunger 
• USDA Secretary Vilsack Challenges Seed Industry 
• Launch of the New NEXGROW Alfalfa 

Asia and the Pacific
• Investments Aim to Crack Wheat's "Tough Nuts" 
• Castor Bean As New Biodiesel Crop 
• The Importance of Addressing Stacked Traits Issues in Agbiotech Dev't Projects 
• Evogene and Rasi Seeds to Develop Better Rice 

Europe
• GM Oilseed to Produce More Healthful Oil 
• New Website to Support Wheat Research 
• Germany Sends Mixed Messages on Agricultural Biotechnology 
• 10 Years Integrated Research Delivers for Improved and Safer Food Chain in the EU 

Research
• Field Performance of GM Egyptian Cotton Varieties Expressing Bt Toxins Against Bollworms 
• Effects of Pathogenic Roundworms on Evolution of Pink Bollworm Resistance to Cry1Ac 
• Bt Cotton Adoption Promotes Biocontrol Services 

Document Reminders
• Proceedings of International Workshop for Islamic Scholars on Agri-biotechnology 
• Meeting the Challenges of Global Climate Change and Food Security through Innovative Maize Research