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Jul, 14 2008 United States Department of Agriculture announces $28.4 million in funding for specialty crop research
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WASHINGTON, DC, USA - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced today that USDA is making available $28.4 million for research and extension projects in fiscal year 2008 to address the critical...

Jul, 14 2008 Biotechnology to determine female palmyrah plant in nursery
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India - Scientists have used biotechnology to achieve a breakthrough in distinguishing between male and female palmyrah plants in the nursery itself, which would have taken 12...

Jul, 14 2008 Burkina Faso joins countries growing BT cotton
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Burkina Faso has commercialized Bt cotton, making it the third African country after South After and Egypt to join the ranks of biotech crop countries.

Jul, 14 2008 UGA scientists hope to reduce peanut allergies
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University of Georgia scientists want to build a better peanut - one that won't trigger allergic reactions in people.

Jul, 14 2008 Will GM foods end global hunger?
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In the developing world, an increasing number of people are going hungry. There is a global food shortage and prices are rocketing.

Jul, 14 2008 No easy solutions to food price rise
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Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in developing more productive strains of wheat and working to ensure their adoption around the world. During a recent phone...

Events

Jul, 16 2008 - Jul, 18 2008 Development of plant breeding and crop management in time and space
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Jul, 21 2008 - Jul, 26 2007 Cassava: meeting the challenges of the new millennium.
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Jul, 21 2008 - Jul, 21 2008 Science session on drought-tolerant plants
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