We sat down with Sir Gordon Conway to celebrate 20 years of plant biotechnology at our Table for Twenty event in Rome. Sir Gordon is a professor of international development at Imperial College London and director of Agriculture for Impact. We asked him some important questions about plant biotechnology and the impact it can have, especially in Africa. Watch the video interview to hear his responses. Click to see the video.
Higher food prices, a significant boost in greenhouse gas emissions due to land use change and major loss of forest and pasture land would be some results if genetically modified organisms in the United States were banned, according to a Purdue University study. Continue reading…
Source: Purdue University Agriculture News
Did you know that China, India, Pakistan, United States and Brazil are among the top cotton-producing countries in the world? Farmers here rely on biotech cotton to fill the need for our favorite plant textile. Read on for more cotton facts. Continue reading…
Interview with Balwinder Singh Kang, Indian Farmer
Plant scientists are working hard to stay one step ahead of pests to help farmers protect their crops. That way, farmers can earn a good living and you can continue to look fabulous! Check out our infographics to see which five plants give us our favorite clothes. Continue reading…
As 2016 kicks off, we want to equip you with the best and latest information about the role of plant science in sustainable agriculture. So we have come up with some of the most influential studies published over the last 12 months. Take a look to make sure you didn’t miss any!
The outgoing chairman of the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS), Gerda Verburg, says the key to tackling food and nutrition security is to bring all stakeholders together – from the private sector, to civil society, to government. We asked her how the approach worked in 2015 and what should happen in 2016.
In 2015 the world population grew by 85 million people. To feed everyone, farmers had to grow a lot of extra food. Watch our video to see just how much!
Have you heard of climate-smart agriculture? It’s a new farming system designed to eradicate poverty and fight climate change. Learn about it from Dr. Martin Frick of the FAO.
This year will likely be the hottest on record, and with it could come more floods and droughts. It could have a serious impact on rice, wheat and maize yields. Find out more…