GM Corn Impact in Honduras
Honduras is a small Central American country of 112,492 km2 (one-sixth the size of Saskatchewan), with a population of 9.5 million people (nearly 9 times …
Mexico to Phaseout GM Corn Imports and Glyphosate Use
On November 25th, 2019, the Mexican Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) invoked the precautionary principle to deny the importation of 1,000 tons …
Biofuel: A “Green” Technology With Complex Implications
Biofuels are liquid fuels made from biomass (plant or animal organic materials) and used primarily in transportation, which is almost entirely dependent on fossil fuels. …
Brazil’s Sweet Move
Brazil has been the world’s largest producer of sugarcane since 1980 when production and area harvest surpassed India’s (Figure 1). By 2030, sugarcane production in …
Latin America was present at ICABR 2020
Latin America was present at ICABR 2020 The 24th edition of the ICABR conference was very different from the previous 23, to say the least. …
From Plant Breeding to Fork: AI’s Proven and Potential Contributions to the Ag Sector
From all over Canada experts convened in Saskatoon recently to discuss ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics in Agri-Food’ at the 2019 Agri-food Innovation Council (AIC) …
Understanding the Implications of Plant Digital Sequence Information
This blog is based on the ‘Governance of Digital Sequence Information and Impacts for Access and Benefit Sharing’ technical report which you can find here. …
Economic and Environmental Benefits from GM Crops in Colombia
By Diego Macall (Twitter: @DMM473 | Diego’s LinkedIn) Motivated by report Colombia is in the process of ending a civil war and is taking steps towards …