Biotech Jute Set for GEAC Approval in India
April 16, 2014| |
India seems to have another commercialized biotech crop soon, and it would not be Bt brinjal but genetically modified jute developed by scientists in University of Calcutta. According to Swapan K. Datta, Deputy Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the documentation of GM jute is ready to be sent for commercial approval to Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) next month. He mentioned this on the sidelines of the roundtable discussion on Addressing Challenges of Food Security organized by Confederation of Indian Industry on 7 April 2014.
Once approved, GM jute would be the second commercialized non-food crop in India, next to Bt cotton, which covers 95 percent of land in India devoted to cotton.
Read more at http://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2014/04/08/india-set-to-approve-gm-jute-second-biotech-crop-after-cotton/#.U0ykJ_mSy-0.
| |
Biotech Updates is a weekly newsletter of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization. It is distributed for free to over 22,000 subscribers worldwide to inform them about the key developments in biosciences, especially in biotechnology. Your support will help us in our mission to feed the world with knowledge. You can help by donating as little as $10.
-
See more articles:
-
News from Around the World
- Ten Lessons from Biotechnology Experiences in Developing Countries
- Peanut Gets an Upgrade Against Drought and Salinity
- Obama's Clear Endorsement of Agricultural Biotechnology
- Cornell University Researcher Confirms Bangladesh Bt Eggplant Farms Free of Pest Damage
- Wheat's Wild Ancestors Give Clue to Ug99 Resistance
- Filamentous Fungus may Effectively Control Sugarcane Nematodes
- Philippine Genome Center Accelerates Genomics Research through New Bioinformatics Facility
- Sweet Potato Biotechnology in China
- Pakistani Government will Defeat the Food Challenges, Says Minister
- Biotech Jute Set for GEAC Approval in India
- Australia and Pakistan Collaborates in Agriculture
- Sugar Reponsible for Plant Growth
- Plant Biotech for Sustainable Pharmaceutical Compounds
- Warwick Scientists Explain How Plants Control Embryo Growth and Development
-
Research Highlights
- Punctured-hypocotyl Method of Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation
- Drought-Induced AtCBF4 Improves Transgenic Maize
-
Beyond Crop Biotech
- Enhancing Recombinant Protein Production of CHO Cells through Over-expression of miR-17
-
Announcements
- ABIC Foundation Accepts Travel Bursary
- ISAAA Releases Bt Brinjal Video "The Story of Bt Brinjal in India"
-
Resources
- Highlights of ISAAA Brief 46 in Four Videos
-
Read the latest: - Biotech Updates (September 4, 2024)
- Gene Editing Supplement (August 28, 2024)
- Gene Drive Supplement (February 22, 2023)
-
Subscribe to BU: - Share
- Tweet