NEWS

Global
• International Team Sequences Banana Genome 
• Global Food Security Index Examines Core Food Issues 
• Nagoya Protocol Meeting Prepares Towards Implementation 

Africa
• Uganda Sees Biotechnology as Key to Food Security and Nutrition 
• High Yielding Cowpea Seeds Boost Production in Mali 
• Obasanjo Calls For Investments in Agricultural Research 

Americas
• Public Consultation Event in Soybean and Corn in Uruguay 
• Scientists Discover How Nematodes Attack Plants 
• White Rot Fungus Boosts Ethanol Production from Corn Stalks, Cobs and Leaves 
• Winter Wheat Variety to PNW Growers 

Asia and the Pacific
• India to Host (COP/MOP 6) and (COP-11) 
• Origin Agritech Provides Update on Corn Seed R&D Programs 
• Malaysian Government Driving R&D to Boost Agri Output 
• Scientists Find Key Gene for GI of Rice 
• Online Feature Improves Pest, Disease Reporting in Western Australia 
• GAIN Report on Biotechnology in Japan: Numerous Approvals But No Planting 
• New GRDC Study on No Till Farming and Its Effects 
• Salt Tolerant Chickpea Project to Boost Crop Production 
• New Variety Crops at Maha 2012 

Research
• Subchronic Feeding Study of High Oleic Acid-Herbicide Tolerant Soybean in Rats 
• Increased α-tocotrienol in GM Rice Seeds overexpressing Arabidopsis γ-tocopherol Methyltransferase 
• Scientists Investigate Effect of Bt Cotton on Microorganism Communities 

Announcements
• Country Biotech Facts and Trends 
• International Conference and Exhibition on Life Sciences in Hyderabad, India 
• Conference on ''Challenges Facing Cotton Trade and Industry, 2013'' 
• Kenya BIosafety Conference Call for Papers 
• Postgraduate Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology 

Document Reminders
• PABIC Releases New Educational Booklet on Agro-biotechnology 
• Book on Systematic Protocols for Gene Synthesis