Direct and Indirect Environmental Impacts of GM Crops
Review Evidence from Noack et al. (2024) Here, on SAIFood, our opinions on genetic modification (GM) have been apparent: we know that they are beneficial …
Biotech
What is Biotechnology in 2024 Anyways?
Before we get into the real grit and goo of what is Biotechnology (a.k.a biotech), let me first explain that next week, September 22 -28, …
Turning Green Coconut into Green Fuel
Ethanol Production from Coconut Husk Biomass By Dr. Luíza Favaratto Global scenario on climate change Modern transportation, with approximately 1.47 billion vehicles worldwide, propels …
The Importance of Wild Types and Weeds for Genomics Research
While the vast majority of crops produced in Canada have been introduced from elsewhere, there is a lack of wild type relatives existing in nature …
Canadian Innovation vs. the EU Definition of Sustainability
The following article was originally posted by The Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), on September 7, 2023: Canadian innovation beats EU precaution in agriculture sustainability: Stuart Smyth for …
Implications of Genetically Modified Organisms
By Dawson Hering, University of Saskatchewan student Introduction Growing up on a grain farm in Saskatchewan, I always assumed that farming was straightforward. People eat …
GMO Indecision of the Chinese Superpower
China is a superpower. In 2021, China accounted for 18% of the world’s population and had the second largest GDP with USD 17.73 trillion. Since …
Biotechnology: Using Benefit-Cost Analyses
The following article was originally posted by the Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), on February 13, 2023: Using cost-benefit analysis: Crop biotechnology offers sizable yield and sustainability …
Government Decisions That Needlessly Extend Food Insecurity
What are the costs of not adopting the best food producing technologies? The ability to quantify a choice that is not made is not an …
The Food Security Benefits from Genome Sequencing
A lengthy history of genome sequencing In the 1990s, the world witnessed an incredible scientific achievement, the sequencing of the human genome. This was a …