Articles in the June 22, 2012 Issue of Crop Biotech Update

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

Castor Bean As New Biodiesel Crop

The Center for Jatropha Promotion and Biodiesel (CJP) is promoting the use of castor bean for feedstock and biodiesel. Castor bean, an annual oil crop that grows in arid and semi-arid areas produces seeds that contain approximately 50 percent oil. This oil has a growing market for biodiesel manufacturers and has a wide range of applications in the industrial bio-chemical sector.

CJP is exploring ways of growing castor using combined conventional breeding methods with biotechnological techniques. This combination will help develop castor bean oil for biofuel purpose.

To read more about this new opportunity, visit http://www.eco-business.com/press-releases/castor-bean-moving-forward-on-new-biodiesel-crop-opportunity/.

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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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