Scientist researching drought resistant wheat According to NPR,
scientists are researching ways to engineer wheat so it can
thrive even when water is scarce. A drought impacting Russia
this summer pushed wheat prices to their highest in years,
underscoring the importance for a variety of wheat that can
survive in droughts. In addition to wheat, scientists and
researchers have already engineered drought-tolerant maize, and
it could be sold commercially in just two years based on the
regulatory process. Listen here. Countries in Africa and Asia
have much to gain economically from adopting GM crops
Biofortified posted a piece about a paper by Kym Anderson in New
Biotechnology that shows that the potential economic benefits
for those countries in Africa and Asia willing to adopt
genetically modified (GM) crop varieties can be great. However,
the countries would not gain economically under this model if
they ban imports of GM crops. Read more. Argentine Farmer writes
that biotechnology is about human rights and er