No Time to Lose in Eradicating Hunger and Malnutrition |
 There is still time to work on the commitment to eliminate hunger, but urgent measures are necessary to reverse the recent increase in the reported number of hungry people. This was the united call of the speakers at the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) happening this week in Rome, Italy. CFS is the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for policy coherence and convergence on food security and nutrition.
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Gene-Edited High-Fiber Wheat Could Hit the Market by 2020 |
 The inaugural harvest of the first gene-edited high-fiber wheat has been completed, as reported by its developer, Calyxt. The high-fiber wheat is the seventh Calyxt product that has been declared as non-regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including powdery mildew-resistant wheat, high-oleic soybeans, high-oleic/low-linoleic soybeans, improved quality alfalfa, cold storable potatoes and reduced browning potatoes.
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IRRI and Crop Trust Agreement Saves World's Largest Rice Collection |
 An agreement between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Crop Trust ensures the conservation and sharing of 136,000 rice varieties from all over the world. The world's largest rice collection will receive permanent funding worth US$1.4 million a year, in perpetuity, and signed on World Food Day, October 16, 2018, during the 5th International Rice Congress in Singapore.
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A biweekly update on gene editing research, regulations, and impact
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| A monthly update on gene drive research and development provided by ISAAA in collaboration with the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research |
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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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An independent analysis reports that the UK's failure to diverge from some aspects of EU regulation of crop biotechnology and 
