The author says that in the past 20 years, no agreement has stifled innovation, reduced sustainability and had a negative impact on reducing food insecurity more than the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
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Knowledge can fix regulation
Glacier FarmMedia – Public disconnect from agriculture and misunderstanding of agricultural processes may be causes for regulatory concern, attendees of a recent Protein Industries Canada conference heard. Canada is a world leader in agricultural innovation and has set the standard for gene editing and plant breeding regulations, said speakers on one panel about regulatory reform. […] Read more
Scientists begin research on gene-edited pigs
Biotech experts say the public is likely willing to eat meat from gene-edited livestock if provided with the proper context
Glacier FarmMedia – Pigs with genes manipulated for disease resistance are in the works. Gene-edited pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) could be a commercial reality as soon as 2026 in the United States, but one expert says it’s unclear how Canada’s regulatory system will respond. “Based on the science that they’ve […] Read more
Case made against Mexico’s GMO ban
Mexico’s recent shift away from genetically modified corn after decades of acceptance has been deeply troubling, like watching a friend or family member embrace unfounded conspiracy theories. After issuing more than 85 food safety approvals and importing GM corn for more than 25 years, Mexico abruptly issued a series of bans on GM corn citing […] Read more
Opinion: Fear of biotechnology will fade away
Gene editing is simply an extension of conventional breeding, which is the kind of breeding that farmers have practiced for millennia. For me, as a farmer in Saskatchewan, it provides an amazing opportunity.
Biotech regulation should be relaxed
At what point do regulatory experts possess sufficient knowledge on innovative technologies and their potential impacts, both beneficial and adverse, that they decide regulation is no longer required? Ideally, we would be able to have products seamlessly enter the market that required no regulatory oversight. The reality of this is unlikely because one role of […] Read more
Plenty of blame for biotech scepticism
Biotechnology began to be applied to crop agriculture in the early 1980s, with the first commercialized products coming to market in the mid-1990s. Biotech-developed crops, fruits and vegetables have been approved for production and consumption, following more than 4,400 risk assessments by government scientists in more than 70 countries. Over the past 25 years, no […] Read more
China continues to warm up to ag biotech
Canada’s crop sector is pleased that China appears to be changing its stance on genetically modified crops. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that there has been a notable development in China’s annual policy guidelines for agriculture and rural development. “The central government’s emphasis on supporting seed development, including biotech seeds, is a new feature,” […] Read more
Crop science can boost sustainability
Efforts to achieve sustainability through crop science, in particular through the genome editing technique called CRISPR, proved to be a key theme at a recent conference in Italy The ICABR conference, held June 4-7 in Ravello, Italy, attracted about 130 people from academia, government and industry, to discuss the latest research on the bioeconomy and […] Read more
Analysis: Public must support gene-editing revolution
Gene editing has the potential to change agriculture, but only if consumers believe it’s a beneficial technology
Experts believe gene editing of crops has more potential than genetic modification or conventional plant breeding. That’s the finding of a University of Saskatchewan research paper, published March 4. It’s important that experts, academics, government officials and agri-business professionals believe in the power of gene-editing technology, but their opinion really doesn’t matter. Gene editing will […] Read more
