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The paper discusses the advancements and potential of genome editing in agriculture, highlighting how genome editing tools, first described over a decade ago, are now being...

Colombian seed laws and policies have undergone significant evolution to regulate and facilitate the innovation process. Beginning with the establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture, the founding of ICA, and culminating in the present...

Highlights: Biofortification is a global approach to reducing hunger and malnutrition. It entails funding agricultural types that have been biofortified. Optimizing the impact of current nutrition programs...

Highlights: We find ourselves amidst an era marked by an unprecedented polycrisis, where our agrifood systems grapple with intricate challenges that demand immediate attention. In the face...

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Delegates to UN Biodiversity Convention move from agreement to action by concluding COP 15 in Nairobi

For several staple grains, the share of trade that originates in and is destined for countries that have approved genetically engineered (GE) varieties continues to expand as a share of total trade. As the GE-world...

The changing climate poses significant threats to agriculture and the ability to ensure sufficient global food production. With the expanding population, there is an urgent demand to increase crop productivity...

Orphan crops, also known as minor crops, smart foods, and superfoods, have attracted great attention recently because of their unique ability to grow in resource-poor...

Productivity growth emanating from scientific advances offered by biotechnology and other plant breeding initiatives offers great promise for meeting the growing food demand worldwide. This justifies...