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Swaminathan Calls for Formation of Biosafety Authority in India |
 Eminent agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan and Father of Green Revolution in India calls for Parliament to approve the Biosafety Regulatory Authority to address concerns on GM crops. India's Prime Minister emphasized that the nation should take advantage of GM crops for improved productivity and profitability of farming.
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African Experts Validate MDG 2015 Report |
 The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), together with its partners validated the 10th edition of the Millennium Development Goals on Africa. Focal persons from UNECA and its partners African Union Commission (AUC), United Nations Development Programme's Regional Bureau for Africa (UNDP-RBA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) convened in Algiers, Algeria on May 3-4, 2015, together with representatives from civil society and participants from a total of 51 African nations.
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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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A team of researchers led by Professor Timothy Colmer from the University of Western Australia (UWA) has made a breakthrough that could help the future development of crops for 
EuropaBio called on the EU institutions to reject the European Commissions' proposal on the use of GM products, which gives authority for each Member State to decide whether or not to allow 
