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

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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

Rwanda Releases Iron-rich Beans

New iron-rich bean varieties bred by the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) using conventional breeding methods were recently released by the Rwandan government. In field trials, in addition to being iron-rich, the farmers found the beans to be high yielding and resistant to major diseases and pests, as well as possessing large seed size and in preferred colors.

The development and delivery of the iron-rich beans is being funded by HarvestPlus in partnership with local government, RAB and CIAT. It is planned that 200 tons of the bush bean varieties will be distributed to 75,000 farming households in September this year.

See the news at http://www.ifpri.org/pressroom/briefing/rwanda-releases-iron-rich-beans.

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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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