Crop Biotech Update June 20 2013

In This Issue June 20, 2013 NEWS Global  • GM Crop Scientists Win World Food Prize  • Global Rice Science Partnership's Accomplishments, Future Works Discussed  • CGIAR to Spend $400 Million on Nutrition-Related Researches  Africa  • Collaboration to Decode Genomes of 'Orphan Crops' in Africa  • Nigeria, Brazil Partner on Food Production, Agricultural Technology Transfer  • Zimbabwe's Biosafety Authority Calls for More Awareness on Biotech  • Nigeria Joins New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition  Americas  • Washington State University Sequences Genomes of Four Crops  • New Genes Evolve to Prevent Inbreeding in Plants  • Mexican Scientists Map Avocado Genome  Asia and the Pacific  • Bangladesh Agri Minister Encourages GM Research and Cultivation  • Iranian President Elect Dr. Hassan Rouhani's Views on Biotechnology  • China MOA Gives Approval to GM Soybeans Importation  • Dar Receives MS Swaminathan Award for Leadership in Agriculture  • IRRI Reports Return on Rice Research Investment  Europe  • UK's Defra Approves GM Wheat Trial Extension  • Majority of British Farmers Want to Plant GM Crops, Survey Says  • Ukraine to Test GM Crops for Feed  • UK Primary Producers Want GM Food as Priority in Research  Research  • Scientists Develop CMV Resistant Potato Lines through Gene Silencing  Announcements  • Registration to 3rd Africa Rice Congress Extended  Biofuels Supplement (June 13, 2013 Issue)  Research and Development  • Molecular Switch in Fungi Opens New Opportunities for Biofuel Production • Scientists Study the Potential of Aquatic Wood Borer for Biofuel Production • Ultrasound Enhances Biomass Conversion into Biofuels • Researchers Focus on Rumen Fungus to Improve Biofuel Processes • Researchers Find Sugar-Producing Microbe from Alkaline Water Production and Trade  • Swiss Company Expands Feedstocks for Ethanol Production • NREL and Partners to Make Jet Fuel from Switchgrass Policy and Regulation  • US Senate Passes Farm Bill with Mandatory Energy Title Provisions • Committee Urges Revision of UK, EU Biofuel Targets Latest Communication Products Brief 44 Infographic  A new infographic on the 2012 Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops is now available at the ISAAA website. It summarizes the important details presented by Clive James in the annual review. 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

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