The National Catholic Reporter released a study by the Pontifical Academy for Sciences strongly endorsing GMOs as “praiseworthy for improving the lives of the poor,” and promising “improved food safety and health benefits, better food security, and enhanced environmental performance in a sustainable manner.” The endorsement came after a study week in Rome comprised of 41 experts from 17 countries. READ MORE »

The “East African” reports that “Worsening cereal production worldwide is swaying African countries to genetically modified crops.’ According to the story “Many African countries are now switching from organic to GM crop production, which research says increases yields in a shorter period.” READ MORE »

Terry Wanzek, farmer from North Dakota and presenter on the Agbiotech- Improving Farmers’ Lives panel, says that the Graham Brookes report released on Wednesday at the BIO Convention, “proves beyond any reasonable doubt that biotech crops are good both for the environment and the economy, as well as a vital tool of sustainable agriculture.” READ MORE »

Dr. Wayne Parrott moderated a discussion of diverse views of ag biotech on Thursday. The panel included cotton, corn and peanut farmer Jimmy Webb, Nature Conservancy scientist Dr. Robert McDonald, economist Graham Brookes and Dr. Kater Hake of Cotton Inc. READ MORE »

BIOtechNow provides a summary of the ag biotech panel “Plant Science Technologies: Recent Advances That Will Change Our World.”

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