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UN Leaders: Women Farmers Key to Achieving Food and Nutrition Security |
 Leaders of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP) gathered in Rome, Italy on March 6, 2015 to celebrate the International Women's Day and highlight the role of women farmers in achieving food and nutrition security. The leaders of the said UN organizations shared their initiatives that have empowered rural women, and thus helped in attaining food security and nutrition. They also stressed that promoting gender equality and women's empowerment will fortify the efforts to decrease rural poverty.
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Researcher Develops Strategy to Improve Crops and Treat Diseases |
 A study conducted at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) is suggesting a novel strategy to enhance genome editing to increase the efficiency of making genetic improvements in a wide range of organisms. The new strategy is aimed towards improving an increasingly popular technique that grew from the recent discovery of CRISPR-Cas9.
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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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The UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee released a report saying that current EU regulations that prevent 
Research conducted by scientists at the University of California Riverside (UCR) revealed that 
