The Phillips McDougall study, just released by CropLife International, highlights the extensive cost and time involved in getting new biotech crop innovations to market.  

The study draws further attention to the need for a streamlined GMO approval/regulatory process so we can continue to introduce new innovative crop technologies to the market and remain competitive globally as a nation.  According to the study, the cost of discovery, development and authorization of a new plant biotechnology trait introduced between 2008 and 2012 costs an estimated $136 million!  Read the study here.

Today, CropLife International launched www.cropnewsnetwork.com, a new website to help celebrate World Food Day. The site provides information about how the advancements in the plant sciences can address food security, building societies, healthier plants and sustainable agriculture.

The site also features a personalizable video news story, which names the person of your choice “Goodwill Ambassador for Farming.” He or she is then applauded by world leaders, thanked by farmers and teachers, and celebrated by people in cities and villages around the world.