Plant Science News and Updates – August 2016 | Pan-Asia Farmers Exchange Program

Australia	Breakthrough in breeding for waterlogging tolerance The Regulatory Burden on Farmers Must Be Reduced Australian OGTR Calls for Comments on Application for Commercial Release of GM Cotton New Zealand’s EPA finds glyphosate ‘unlikely to be carcinogenic’
China	Chinese Regulators visit U.S. to study its Regulatory System China backs genetically modified soya beans in push for high-tech agriculture
India	How Long Must We Wait?
Pakistan	Study shows acceptability of GM Foods among Pakistani consumers Genetically-enhanced corn seeds: Croplife Asia praises decision
Philippines	SC reverses own decision banning bt talong Bt talong case: Not quite a total victory but at least the science can go on
News around the globe	Obama signs historic GMO Labeling Bill Non-browning Fuji apple set to gain APHIS approval Cost of developing a GM crop demystified ‘Superstar’ Rice Varieties reduce fertilizer loss, cut down pollution Genome Sequencing May Help Avert Banana Armageddon