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 …
Agriculture
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 …
Have Changes to Canada’s Plant Breeders’ Rights Act Affected Investment Incentives for Canadian Plant Breeders?
Plant breeders’ rights (PBRs) are a form of intellectual property (IP) protection that provide plant breeders protection to newly developed crop, fruit, and vegetable varieties. …
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 …
Reassessing industrial hemp
By: Tyler Couture, University of Saskatchewan student In the late 1980s, Canada was at the beginning of its second economic recession, and there was an …
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 …
How Much Carbon is Being Stored in Saskatchewan Agricultural Soils?
Over the past 25 years, Saskatchewan farmers have shifted away from traditional land management and weed control practices such as frequent tillage and summerfallow towards …
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 …
Value of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
To tackle pressures from the world’s fast-growing population, increasing food demands, and the changing climates, there are several anticipated ways to enhance agricultural productivity and …
Trespassing: Agriculturists Jeopardized for Feeding Us
By: Baylie Yasieniuk, University of Saskatchewan student Hey you! Did I catch you reminiscing about the times that you or someone you know were stunting …