Mozambique Plants First GM Maize Field Trial |
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Mozambique has planted the first field trial of genetically modified (GM) maize in the Chokwe District of Gaza Province in the southern part of the country on February 18, 2017. The GM maize plants were planted in the Confined Field Trial (CFT) run by the Mozambican Agricultural Research Institute (Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique, IIAM) as part of the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) program. The trial will test the tolerance of GM maize to drought and insect pests.
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Kenyan Lawmakers Ask for Homegrown GM Crops Research |
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Kenya's parliamentarians have called on researchers to double their efforts in advancing what they called homegrown GM crops research to solve the country's food insecurity challenges. The Members of Parliament (MPs) drawn from Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives said the statement at a forum organized by the National Biosafety Authority (NBA), Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS) and Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB-Kenya Chapter) on February 21, 2017.
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Development of High-Amylose Rice through CRISPR/Cas9 |
 Cereals with high amylose content and resistant starch offer potential health benefits. Previous studies have demonstrated that the starch branching enzyme (SBE) plays a major role in determining the structure and physical properties of starch. However, controlling starch branching remain a challenge in commercial lines.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the planting of three types of 
