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October 2, 2024

Responsible Innovation: Ensuring Product Stewardship in Crop Biotech
ISAAA Inc. will hold a multi-stakeholder forum titled Responsible Innovation: Ensuring Product Stewardship in Crop Biotech in collaboration with the Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries Biotechnology Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA Biotech Program). This hybrid event is scheduled on October 8, 2024, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM at Vivere Hotel, Filinvest City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Registration for Zoom participants is now open to all interested participants.

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UK Introduces Legislation Supportive of Precision Breeding
“This Government recognizes that food security is national security. That is why today we are introducing legislation to unlock precision breeding to boost Britain's food security, support nature's recovery and protect farmers from climate shocks,” said Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner, during the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London. This statement was quoted in the press release on new laws that support precision breeding technology posted on the UK Government's website.

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Australia's GM Regulator Approves Field Trial of CSIRO's GM Canola
Australia's Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) has issued license DIR 205 to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), allowing the field trial of canola genetically modified (GM) for increased abiotic stress tolerance.

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Wageningen Researchers and Partners Develop First Banana Resistant to TR4 and Black Sigatoka
Researchers at Wageningen University and Research, in collaboration with Chiquita, KeyGene, and MusaRadix have developed a new hybrid banana plant named Yelloway One that is resistant to two of the most destructive diseases for bananas, Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Black Sigatoka.

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GM APPROVAL UPDATES
  • 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.
  • The Philippines approved the eggplant event EE-1 for cultivation
  • The USA approved the canola event MON94100  for food and feed.

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