Plants are the source of life on earth and majority of living organisms depend on plants for a sustainable living. However, plant diseases impact humans directly by damaging crops, decreasing the productivity and hence less food for people to eat. From microorganisms,...

The GMO crop was commercializedin 1996 and it certainly has a potential to contribute to World food reserve over and beyond being resistant to insects and tolerant to herbicides. Global cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops has been largely accepted by...

For decades now, agriculture has been under pressure to flourish due to climate change, increasing population and reduced natural resources. With global population estimated to touch 9.7 billion by 2050, forcing food production to increase by 59% to 98%, the pressure...

List of Signatories as of May 5, 2020   [pdf-embedder...

Biotechnology, especially genetic modification has been one of the most controversial technologies in agriculture. The controversy stems from a lot of misunderstanding around the technology and a host of common myths. Let’s look at some of these common myths and the...

Plant health is pivotal to the food that we eat and with rising challenges due to climate change, it has become more important to ensure that health of plants are maintained for sustainable crop production. To bring attention to the issue, the Food and Agriculture...

  The Philippines ended 2019 with a progressive step, when they became the first country with Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) to approve GM golden rice for cultivation and consumption, making it a landmark judgement. The government report stated that Golden rice is...

According to the latest report by ISAAA, “The State of Commercialization of GM Crops: 2018”, biotechnology was the fastest adopted crop technology in the world, as biotech crops increased almost 113 times since 1996. With an accumulated biotech area of 2.5 billion...