Crop Biotec Update 22 May 2013

In This Issue May 22, 2013 NEWS Global  • Scientists Identify Irish Potato Famine Culprit  • Wheat Initiative Issues Vision Document for Wheat Improvement  • US, Australia, and India Collaborate on Abiotic Stress Tolerant Cereals  • Bill Gates: Investing in Agriculture Essential to Combat Poverty  Africa  • Potential Economic Benefits of Adopting Bt Cotton in Selected COMESA Countries  • Evaluation of GM Crop Trade Barriers in East African Countries  • OFAB Annual Meeting in Tanzania Discuss Strategic Activities  • Ban of GM Food Importation in Kenya is Illegal, Ministry of Agriculture Official Claims  Americas  • Scientists Develop Biotech Soybean to Fight AIDS  • Canadian Wheat Alliance to Develop New Varieties  • Nitrogen Helps Absorb other Nutrients in Corn, Scientists Find  • High-tech Greenhouse Simulates Climates of the World  Asia and the Pacific  • Indonesia Approves First GM Sugarcane  • Genomics Essential Part of Crop Improvement Programs, ICRISAT Director General Says  • GM Crop Safety Analysis – Time for a Rethink  • Expert Urges Focus on Agriculture for Sustainable Development  Europe  • Survey Reveals UK's Attitudes Towards Science and Medicine  Research  • Environmental Biosafety Assessment of Biotech Blue Gum in Tsukuba  • Effects of Weed Management Systems on Weed Species Communities in Glyphosate Resistant Crop Fields  Beyond Crop Biotech  • Researchers Use Bacteria to Stop Malaria  Biofuels Supplement (May 15, 2013 Issue)  Research and Development  • Aviation Companies to Explore Use of Biofuels from Waste • Microalgae Study Tops Plant Research Proposals • Potential of Outdoor Cultivation of Macroalgae for Biodiesel Production • Corn-Sorghum Mix Boosts Ethanol Yield • Genetic Repressor Enhances Ethanol Yield of Engineered Switchgrass • New Yeast Strain Converts Sugars in Corn Cobs into Ethanol Production and Trade  • Canada to Recycle Oilsands Emissions for Algal Biofuels Production • BASF to Produce Renewable Butanediol Policy and Regulation  • Industry Leaders Call for Solid Biofuels Regulation in Europe • Lobby Groups Pressure G8 Nations to Rethink Biofuel Mandates • White Paper Examines Environmental Impacts of US Biofuels Policy • Anti-Biofuel Groups Comment on RFS Latest Communication Products Pocket K 43 on Biotechnology and Climate Change  Pocket K 43 covers the various contribution of biotech crops in mitigating the effects of climate change. This newest addition to the series also covers a short discussion on climate change and its effects in agriculture as well as biotech crops that are being developed or are in the pipeline that have tolerance to abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought and extreme temperatures. From Monologue to Stakeholder Engagement: The Evolution of Biotech Communication  ISAAA Bried 45-2013 is now available! Download the electronic copy now! Sowing the Seeds of Success: A Decade of Biotech Corn Adoption in the Philippines  This 10-minute video presents an updated story of biotech corn in the Philippines, a decade after its commercialization. It complements the first ISAAA video entitled "Asia's First: The Bt Corn Story in the Philippines". Top Ten Facts about Biotech/GM Crops in 2012  A new overview of biotech crops in 2012. Download PDF:Arabic, English, Portuguese Pocket K on Stacked Traits in Biotech Crops  It answers the following questions on biotech stacks: what is gene stacking, why is there a stack boom in the biotech crop market, and what does the future hold for biotech stacks