Seed Synergy, where does it leave the little guy?
By: Britney Friedel, University of Saskatchewan student For several years, there has been discussion over the amalgamation of five national seed organizations, hoping to converge …
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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 …
Canada’s novel plant regulations are a barrier to innovation
Of surveyed plant breeders…. 77% 77% felt that Canada’s current novel plant breeding regulations do not reflect current levels of knowledge. You’ve heard it before …
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 …
Governance of Agricultural and Genomic Data
By: Stuart Smyth, Peter W. B. Phillips & Diego Macall Context Big data, structured and unstructured, is generated from diverse sources, in volumes too large …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …