Greenpeace and Golden Rice
Environmental activists opposed to improving rice nutrition In late July 2021, the Philippines became the first country on the planet to approve Golden Rice for …
A Many Splendored Fall
Droughts, elections, pandemics all offer turmoil As my research team and I begin the kick off of another academic year, we recently learned that SAIFood …
Interesting Agenda of Speakers for the 25th ICABR Conference
In 1997, a small group of agricultural economists met at the Food and Agriculture Organization’s headquarters in Rome, Italy to discuss the impacts that biotechnology …
The Benefits from GMO Regulatory Harmonization
On May 4th, 2021, a webinar organized by the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR) and CropLife International was held, focusing on the importance …
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is a Barrier to Innovation
Is it finally time to end the CPB? The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) is an international agreement developed by governments and environmental organizations opposed …
The Social Costs of Environmental Activist (eNGO) Fear Campaigns
Human health now affected due to deliberate misinformation For over 20 years now, activist environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) like Greenpeace, Sierra Club, Friends of the …
Branding the Sustainability of Agriculture
Consumers seeking sustainably produced Canadian products Like all sectors of the economy, agriculture is constantly experiencing new things, products, technologies, ways to market, and new …
Could International Research Collaborations be in Jeopardy?
The uncertainties of digital sequence information and access and benefits sharing While science and business have many things in common, one of the most important …
Over-regulation Kills Innovation
European regulation has driven innovation away for 20 years In 2003, the European Union (EU) revised its functioning risk assessment system for GM crops. Dating …
Global Pandemic Pushes Food Prices Higher
Canada’s 2021 Food Price Report What a year 2020 has been, and through it all, the researchers behind Canada’s Food Price Report have been paying …