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The European Commission has authorized the use of a genetically modified (GM) maize DP51291 for food and animal feed. The approval was issued on September 22, 2025, after the release of the scientific assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which confirmed that the GM maize DP51291 is as safe as its conventional counterpart.

CRISPR Produces Disease-resistant Cacao Plants

A research team at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) reported the successful development of disease-resistant cacao plants using gene editing. This breakthrough, published in Plant Biotechnology Journal, provides a solution to one of the biggest problems of the global chocolate industry—the black pod disease caused by a species of Phytophthora.

Study Reveals Extreme Dwarfism in Wheat Impairs Gluten Composition and Baking Quality

A recent study by the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB) and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) has found that extremely dwarf wheat, a variety developed during the Green Revolution to increase yields and prevent wind damage, has a less favorable gluten composition. As a result, it produces flour with poorer baking properties than semi-dwarf, dwarf, or tall wild-type wheat.

Survey Examines Farmers’ Adoption of Bt Brinjal in Bangladesh

A new study has assessed the post-adoption behavior of Bangladeshi farmers on Bt brinjal. While current literature has explored farmers' willingness to adopt genetically modified (GM) crops, this study examined the consistency between their willingness and actual adoption of Bt brinjal.

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The Philippines approved the canola event LBFLFK for food, feed, and processing.
The Philippines approved the cotton event GFM cry1A for commercial cultivation.
Brazil approved the wheat event HB4 for commercial cultivation.
The Philippines approved the soybean event GMB 151 for food, feed, and processing.
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