Governments Agree on Decisions Regarding Safe Use of LMOs |
 Governments participating in the United Nations meeting on safe use of living modified organisms (LMOs) have agreed on several actions to move forward the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity as a tool for the safe transfer, handling, and use of LMOs. One of the highlights in the meeting was a decision inviting governments and other stakeholders to use the Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms in actual cases of risk assessment and as a tool for capacity-building activities in risk assessment. It was also agreed that an improved version of the Guidance will be available in the 8th meeting of the Parties in 2016.
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Agricultural Innovations Can Help African Farmers Compete, Says Report |
 A new report released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) says that Africa needs to embrace agricultural innovations to be able to compete globally. The report, GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs collects current information on the status of biotechnology in Africa with an emphasis on GM crops, and assesses the opportunities offered by and constraints on adoption.
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A biweekly update on gene editing research, regulations, and impact
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| A monthly update on gene drive research and development provided by ISAAA in collaboration with the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research |
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Scientists at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Germany revealed how fall armyworms survive plants' defense against pests.
