IFPRI Releases Global Nutrition Report 2014 |
The International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI) and its partners released the Global Nutrition Report 2014, the first-ever comprehensive narrative on health and country-level progress toward reducing malnutrition across the globe. The report contains a global profile and country profiles on nutrition for each of the United Nations' 193 member states, with accounts on the specific developments happening for each country. It will be a centerpiece of the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) in Rome on November 19-21, 2014.
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APHIS Deregulates GE Low-Lignin Alfalfa |
The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has granted non-regulatory status to event KK179, with commercial name HarvXtraTM, a genetically engineered low-lignin alfalfa variety from Monsanto and Forage Genetics International developed in cooperation with the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center.
The cells of the biotech alfalfa were manipulated to reduce the production of lignin, increasing digestibility and widening the harvest window for the alfalfa. The U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center says increased digestibility would mean more beef and milk produced per pound of feed and less manure from those animals. The alfalfa is not currently available for sale and is still pending regulatory approvals from key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Read the APHIS Notice of Determination of Nonregulated Status here: http://1.usa.gov/1xNFJ11. Read the HarvXtra white paper here: http://www.foragegenetics.com/fgi/media/PDFs/HarvXtra%E2%84%A2-Alfalfa_White-Paper.pdf.
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Photosynthesis 'Switch' Increases Rice Yields by 30% |
Scientists from the University of Arkansas have found out that they can harness photosynthesis to increase rice yields by up to 30 percent. Led by Andy Pereira, the research group examined a protein that acts as a "switch" to activate genes that can enhance the photosynthesis activity of rice plants.
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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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