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DECEMBER 2004
 
Philippines
30-Dec-04 Pioneer corn hybrids reap Philippine and US awards
26-Dec-04 Wild sunflower a rich source of Nitrogen for rice
22-Dec-04 Yap: No corn shortage despite typhoons
19-Dec-04 More money for corn farmers
19-Dec-04 Biotechnology to end use of costly pesticides - Experts
15-Dec-04 GMOs to hike farmers' incomes, says scientist, former prexy
14-Dec-04 RP should not ignore bandwagon of biotechnology dev't worlwide
14-Dec-04 Visayan farmers, NGOs to do battle vs GMOs, Bt corn
13-Dec-04 NGOs agree to biotech for food security
11-Dec-04 Rice seed piracy: Boon or bane to RP's agri
11-Dec-04 Government agriculturists at the helm of GMO testing
09-Dec-04 Govt developing high-yield rice variety with vitamin A
05-Dec-04 Corn board urges yellow corn farmers to raise their output
05-Dec-04 Japanese sweet corn grower goes organic
04-Dec-04 Mayors learn about advantages of biotech
03-Dec-04 Let's keep an open mind (Letter to the Editor)
01-Dec-04 DA targets 1M hectares of hybrid rice by 2007
 
Indonesia
03-Dec-04 Indonesian farmers agree to adopt modern biotech
 
Japan
16-Dec-04 Genetically modified crops grow from spilled seeds in Japan
 
New Zealand
17-Dec-04 A year of highlights for biotech industry
 
Africa
22-Dec-04 African cotton growers must boost production
 
Europe
29-Dec-04 Minister to abolish GM scrutiny body
 
Global
20-Dec-04 GM boom 'could spell economic growth for poor nations'
09-Dec-04 How easy is it to genetically modify coca plants?
06-Dec-04 Biotechnology a tool for the future
 
NOVEMBER
 
Philippines
30-Nov-04 I beg to disagree (Letter to the Editor)
30-Nov-04 China-made machines to boost hybrid-rice growing
29-Nov-04 DA supports swift passage of bill extending use of agriculture fund
28-Nov-04 UPLB BIOTECH technologies now benefitting aggie sector
26-Nov-04 Credit to hybrid-corn seed production
26-Nov-04 RP to host third ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on S&T
25-Nov-04 Local company to export aromatic rice to Singapore
21-Nov-04 Asia including RP to benefit from 'Doubly Green Revolution'
19-Nov-04 Corn self-sufficiency seen despite El Niño
18-Nov-04 Bt corn ailments in Mindanao (OPINION)
16-Nov-04 Visayan farmers oppose Bt-corn
14-Nov-04 India-based facility to help RP produce more legumes
13-Nov-04 Philippine science agencies eyeing more commercial applications of bacteriocins
10-Nov-04 Philippines sees 2004, 2005 record corn harvests
03-Nov-04 PCA embarks on coconut nuclues-farm program in Western Mindanao
02-Nov-04 NDA upgrading dairy animals by crossbreeding
01-Nov-04 Will hybrid rice save us?
01-Nov-04 P170M Taiwanese biotech proj. up in Bataan
 
Thailand
16-Nov-04 Thai biotech battle targets papaya
 
China
30-Nov-04 China looks to GM rice to solve food problems
05-Nov-04 China cooks up a rice storm
02-Nov-04 Transgenic crop planting area in China approaches 3 million hectares
 
Taiwan
25-Nov-04 Taiwan firm markets fish that glow in the dark
 
United States
11-Nov-04 New variety of biotech corn paid off in a variety of ways
04-Nov-04 California adopts stem cell research measure
 
Europe
29-Nov-04 Swiss voters OK stem cell research law
12-Nov-04 Safeguarding the environment from GM exports from the UK: New regulations come into force
 
Global
23-Nov-04 GMOs release blocked at World Conservation Congress
19-Nov-04 Brazil and China are set to legalize genetically modified crops
17-Nov-04 U.N. approves global gene-test standard
11-Nov-04 WHO Committee recommends approval for genetically altering smallpox virus
10-Nov-04 U.S., Mexico disagree on corn importation
 
OCTOBER
 
Philippines
31-Oct-04 PSRIFI releases two new high-yielding cane varieties
31-Oct-04 Gov't vehicles kick off use of CME-blended diesel
27-Oct-04 'No basis' but Bt corn probed
24-Oct-04 Of 'Frankenfish' and GM plants
24-Oct-04 What's so special about organic farming?
22-Oct-04 Bt corn blamed for farmers' sickness; Group seeks moratorium on planting
21-Oct-04 Virgin coco oil, hydrophonics seminars set this Saturday
17-Oct-04 Mandatory GMO labeling seen to raise mfg costs by up to 12%
12-Oct-04 Erratic irrigation supply puts Bulacan hybrid rice program in danger, farmers say
10-Oct-04 To label, or not to label?
10-Oct-04 2 new sugarcane HYVs released
07-Oct-04 Marine biodiversity and marine biotechnology: A Philippine competitive advantage (Conclusion)
04-Oct-04 Expert calls stem cells insurance against wide array of serious diseases
 
Thailand
05-Oct-04 GM papaya / NGO Press conference; Farmer in Khon Kaen claims MPs handed out thousands of seedlings
 
India
18-Oct-04 India urged to assess health, eco hazards of GM harvest
 
Brazil
06-Oct-04 Brazil senate approves gene-modifiedcrop bill, sends to house
 
Africa
21-Oct-04 Africa must steer clear of GM crops
08-Oct-04 The next green revolution
 
United States
10-Oct-04 US asks Vatican to endorse GM food plants
01-Oct-04 A bioengineered 'tourist'
 
Europe
28-Oct-04 Europe commission okays import of food products containing genetically modified maize
28-Oct-04 Scientists now breeding a £5,000 GM cat
13-Oct-04 Denmark, Italy seek task force on GM crops
12-Oct-04 GM crops row splits Italian government
06-Oct-04 Europe is united: no bioengineered food
01-Oct-04 GM rice controversy boils over
 
Global
21-Oct-04 U.N. considers cloning ban
19-Oct-04 Greenpeace releases GM corn study
18-Oct-04 What's wrong with FAO
18-Oct-04 Beijing, New Delhi looking to provide for their masses with biotech crops
12-Oct-04 Consumer effort pushes for global GM moratorium
06-Oct-04 Monsanto wins key patent duspute regarding dicot plant transformation
05-Oct-04 Complete DNA sequence of a tree released
04-Oct-04 Is Asia becoming a 'dustbin' for biotechnology?
 
SEPTEMBER
 
Philippines
30-Sep-04 Marine biodiversity and marine biotechnology: A Philippine competitive advantage (1st part)
26-Sep-04 RP sets standard for organic rice to enhance exports
26-Sep-04 Hybrid rice program needs redesigning - PIDS fellow
24-Sep-04 Negros Occ. diversifying to 'corny' future?
22-Sep-04 RP eyes high-yield Chinese hybrid corn
21-Sep-04 ESP hails order on GM seeds
17-Sep-04 RP adopts int'l standard for virgin coco oil
12-Sep-04 Growing, growing, growing
12-Sep-04 Don't waste abaca wastes
10-Sep-04 RP to save P10.4B from use of ethanol as alternative fuel
07-Sep-04 RP gaining headway in production of 'supercows'
02-Sep-04 Silk in milk (Opinion)
01-Sep-04 RP, Thailand forge deal for biofuel dev't as alternative transport fuel
01-Sep-04 'Bt' corn to replace onion in Nueva Ecija?
 
Thailand
21-Sep-04 Crops contaminated in GM seed scandal
15-Sep-04 Thai gov't admits GM papayas contamination of fruit farms
14-Sep-04 Government admission: GM papaya confirmed in NE
01-Sep-04 Exporters oppose govt GMO policy
 
India
08-Sep-04 Gov't to announce biotech policy for health in Jan
01-Sep-04 India to promote GMO crops in new policy
 
Pakistan
22-Sep-04 Peshawar: Bio-tech institute opens today
 
Korea
14-Sep-04 Seoul conference highlights importance of rice
 
New Zealand
16-Sep-04 Government to ratify Cartagena Biosafety Protocol
 
Brazil
16-Sep-04 Brazil senate to vote on gene-modified soybean bill
 
Africa
01-Sep-04 Kenyan minister identifies causes of food insecurity
 
United States
29-Sep-04 Researchers find allergy-free soybean
29-Sep-04 Crime in the cornfields?
08-Sep-04 Genetically modified corn is on the rise
 
Europe
29-Sep-04 Dolly's creator applies for human cloning licens
21-Sep-04 EU experts fail to agree on GMO maize imports
08-Sep-04 Europe rejects looser labels for genetically altered food
02-Sep-04 Public opposition to GM foods mount
 
Global
28-Sep-04 Can biotech crops be good neighbors?
 
AUGUST
 
Philippines
31-Aug-04 Petron to take lead in ethanol promotion
31-Aug-04 More 'Bt' corn farms in Pampanga, Cotabato
30-Aug-04 RP mulls trial for China's hybrid corn
28-Aug-04 S. Cotabato is test area for high-yielding corn variety
24-Aug-04 First open academy for Filipino farmers goes high-tech
24-Aug-04 Thailand may overtake RP in biotechnology race
24-Aug-04 Hybrid yellow corn shows promise in adaptability trial
16-Aug-04 Corn board pushes 'Grains Highway' plan
16-Aug-04 DA to review hybrid seed subsidy program
15-Aug-04 Corn production may decline in 4th quarter
14-Aug-04 Can roses be mated with pigs? (Opinion)
14-Aug-04 New technologies seen to boost job creation strategy
14-Aug-04 Local scientists reaffirm stand vs human cloning
10-Aug-04 S&T intervention spells growth in microbusiness
10-Aug-04 Filipino scientists give GMA proposals on rice productivity, sufficiency
10-Aug-04 Bt rice benefits dimmed by harmful effects
04-Aug-04 Corn prices decline
 
Thailand
24-Aug-04 Thai PM okays GM trial
23-Aug-04 Thailand lifts ban on GMO planting
 
China
23-Aug-04 China develops GM rice varieties
 
Pakistan
25-Aug-04 More time needed to formulate bio safety rules: official
 
Brunei Darussalam
05-Aug-04 GMO Seminar ends with call for biosafety awareness
 
United States
10-Aug-04 Laura Bush enters stem cell row
02-Aug-04 Modified foods should be judged case-by-case, scientists say
 
Europe
20-Aug-04 GMO crops receive increasing support in France
17-Aug-04 Rival groups in GM controversy clash in French maize field
 
Global
30-Aug-04 Scientists call for UN compromise on cloning
28-Aug-04 Tide turning for GM crops in Asia
23-Aug-04 John Paul raps human cloning
17-Aug-04 World papaya production down 18%
17-Aug-04 ISAAA Chief for Pragmatism On Transgenic Regulator
03-Aug-04 Scientists advise governments to be cautious with biotech crops
 
JULY
 
Philippines
25-Jul-04 Farmers discouraged by new setup on hybrid rice seed program
25-Jul-04 Coco diesel takes off as new players adopt fuel
25-Jul-04 After Bt corn, comes now Bt rice
22-Jul-04 Record rice production seen in 2004, 2005
20-Jul-04 Coco output eyed for bio diesel demand
20-Jul-04 Lorenzo backs move to require GMO labeling of food products
20-Jul-04 Bohol GMO-free ordinance launched July 21
18-Jul-04 Aerobic Rice
18-Jul-04 Don't throw those corn husks away
15-Jul-04 The continuing Bt corn war
14-Jul-04 Genetically modified corn yields 3 times more than usual variety
13-Jul-04 GM banana needed to fend off pests
11-Jul-04 Producers of hybrid rice seed in Kalinga seek help of officials
08-Jul-04 A crash course on GMOs
08-Jul-04 Bt-corn to make farming costlier, say farmers
 
India
13-Jul-04 RS 100-CR biotech park for Bangalore
05-Jul-04 Monitoring the illegal Bt cotton crop
 
Japan
01-Jul-04 Japan Brewer Suntory creates genetically modified blue roses
 
Korea
12-Jul-04 Fluorescent chicken to bring medical breakthru
 
Africa
05-Jul-04 Annan calls for a green revolution in Africa
 
New Zealand
01-Jul-04 New $12 million biotech collaboration fund
 
United States
22-Jul-04 Bioshield bill could benefit area biotechs: Gov't looking to stockpile vaccines, drugs
 
Europe
21-Jul-04 Breaking impasse, EU approves US GMO corn for use in animal feeds
19-Jul-04 EU gov'ts deadlock on biotech corn issue
01-Jul-04 Syngenta to end biotech crop research in UK
 
Global
21-Jul-04 World will need GM food, warns expert
16-Jul-04 NGOs applaud United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) biotechnology report
 
JUNE
 
Philippines
27-Jun-04 RP-ACIAR program to develop strategies for techno transfer
27-Jun-04 Studies show bad effects of GM foods
27-Jun-04 RP starts exporting high-end rice varieties
22-Jun-04 Bishop blames government for farmers' poverty
21-Jun-04 Producers ship hybrid rice samples to Dubai-based firm
18-Jun-04 Gov't urges farmers to plant hybrid rice
18-Jun-04 Exporting rice can minimize risks for RP
17-Jun-04 Biotechnology seen paving RP rice security
15-Jun-04 Generics group mulls science park at Subic Freeport Zone
13-Jun-04 Govt to expand hybrid rice planting
07-Jun-04 Govt to boost agriculture to keep inflation, prices down
07-Jun-04 Govt to adopt international standard for corn quality
07-Jun-04 Govt urged to study GM cotton commercialization in India, China
06-Jun-04 Tabuk councilor chalks up record hybrid rice yield
 
India
17-Jun-04 Indian farmers defying government to grow gene-modified cotton in the north
16-Jun-04 GMO cotton cultivation in India seen rising sharply
10-Jun-04 Govt worried over fake Bt seeds
 
China
16-Jun-04 Country may become ag-biotech star
 
Africa
24-Jun-04 West African leaders more accepting of biotech, USDA's Penn says
01-Jun-04 Take precaution against GMOs in food - citizens caution govt
 
New Zealand
07-Jun-04 Genetically modified crops to make petrol
02-Jun-04 Government to consult on Biosafety Protocol
 
Canada
08-Jun-04 Research fuels fear of gene-altered fish
 
Europe
24-Jun-04 Plants for the future: A European vision for plant biotechnology towards 2025
23-Jun-04 Assembly 'has legal right to ban GM'
15-Jun-04 GM imports under scrutiny
03-Jun-04 Bayer pulls out of GM canola trials
 
Brazil
30-Jun-04 WTO ruling gives hope to cotton producers in Brazil
 
Global
30-Jun-04 Monsanto net rises 45% as seed, herbicide sales again
24-Jun-04 Plant-Made Antibody Targets Hepatitis B Virus
14-Jun-04 FAO electronic conference on biotechnology and food processing in developing countries
11-Jun-04 Backlash curbs GM investment
09-Jun-04 New technology measures corn's suitability for ethanol
09-Jun-04 Biotech trade group launches nonprofit to aid poor countries
 
MAY
 
Philippines
31-May-04 Post-harvest aid crucial to corn sector
29-May-04 Good weather, gov't programs helped improve farm income
29-May-04 2 Bt corn farmers confirm high yield per hectare from their crops
29-May-04 Anti-'Bt'corn activists render 'guilty verdict'on Monsanto in GenSan
28-May-04 Biotech corn creates big income for Filipino farmers
28-May-04 Economy expands 6.4% in Jan-March
23-May-04 More tests on GM crops coming to RP
23-May-04 Pro-poor project benefits Bukidnon farmers
16-May-04 Magsaysay urges farners to borrow from ACEF fund
13-May-04 Surge in palay, corn output seen this year
 
India
19-May-04 Biotechnology laws in India
10-May-04 India needs a biotechnology policy
 
China
04-May-04 China and US gmo approval
 
Africa
30-May-04 Kenya prepares to grow genetically modified maize
26-May-04 'Food fight' at parliament
20-May-04 Borlaug urges more agricultural research to help poor countries
04-May-04 African countries 'forced'to accept GM food aid
 
Canada
31-May-04 Greens to protect farmers from 'biopiracy
 
Europe
26-May-04 Syngenta decides not to market GM product in the in the EU after all
20-May-04 Europe's okay for GM corn makes sparks row over democracy, safeguards
18-May-04 Farmers denied a chance to assess GM crops
10-May-04 Demand to the United Nations Forum on Forests: Ban GE trees
04-May-04 Green groups slam biotech proposal
04-May-04 Greenpeace bars Argentine GMO soy from Brazil port
 
Global
27-May-04 Activists petition WTO over GM food
20-May-04 Modified papayas protected from virus
17-May-04 Oil-rich GM plant may ease pressure on fish stocks
11-May-04 GM wheat put on hold
10-May-04 Monsanto to realign research portfolio, development of Roundup Ready wheat deferred
 
APRIL
 
Philippines
26-Apr-04 Planting of Bt corn in South C'bato continues despite ban
20-Apr-04 DA approves list of 17 GMO products that may be imported
18-Apr-04 Bt corn yields record harvest for Northern Luzon farmers
18-Apr-04 Abra's 'King of Rice'now yields more
14-Apr-04 Farmers benefit from hybrid rice planting, says Dy
13-Apr-04 GM corn planting must allot area for natural corn
12-Apr-04 Leyte to reap first cropping of hybrid rice
12-Apr-04 Bt corn entry in Mindoro worries agriculturists
07-Apr-04 Farmers back hybrid rice, thank GMA for technology
05-Apr-04 Farmers, Filipino scientists urge gov't to resist anti-GMO lobby
 
China
26-Apr-04 China's rice guru shuffles genes for super strain
22-Apr-04 USDA says China has approved biotech corn, canola
 
Europe
26-Apr-04 EU ministers to rule on lifting genetically-modified food ban
 
MARCH
 
Philippines
28-Mar-04 Int'l scientists criticize anti-GMO campaign
26-Mar-04 Biotech experts to check claim on bt corn toxin
26-Mar-04 Bt corn produced 10.25 MT per hectare for a Pampanga farmer
25-Mar-04 Hybrid rice direct seeding now possible
25-Mar-04 Bt corn is proving to be a money maker
23-Mar-04 Scientists assail Norwegian expert on GMO findings
22-Mar-04 Local savants dare GMO activist to show conclusive evidence
21-Mar-04 Prove claims, scientists dare anti-GMO activist
20-Mar-04 GMA orders da chief to expand coverage of hybrid rice program
17-Mar-04 Youth group vows to boycott pro-GMO candidates
17-Mar-04 Kalinga emerges as hybrid rice seed capital of Luzon
15-Mar-04 GMO 'scare campaign' deplored, farmers, scientists back biotech
14-Mar-04 Long road ahead for cartagena protocol on biosafety
14-Mar-04 Biosecurity in livestock and poultry production
14-Mar-04 Farmers, RP scientists question GMO 'scare campaign'
07-Mar-04 Anti-GMO groups seek review of rp policy on bt corn
05-Mar-04 Claimed link between GM crop and illness doubtful
05-Mar-04 'Bt' toxin found in B'laans' blood
05-Mar-04 B'laan farmer blames GMO corn for coughs, nausea, even rashes
05-Mar-04 Genetic crop toxin found in tribal folk's blood
04-Mar-04 Genetically modified crops and illness linked
02-Mar-04 Polomolok farmers possibly exposed to Bt toxin -Traavik
02-Mar-04 Norwegian scientist findings rebuffed on Bt corn contamination
02-Mar-04 Study result not final proof Bt corn harmful to farmers
01-Mar-04 Farmers await results of Bt corn study
 
United States
04-Mar-04 Contamination from 'demon seeds'
 
Europe
10-Mar-04 GM crops are given qualified go-ahead
09-Mar-04 GM crops: What the science says
09-Mar-04 UK doctors alter tack to back GMs
00-Mar-04 Britain oks genetically modified corn
 
Global
01-Mar-04 Counting chickens before they hatch?
 
FEBRUARY
 
Philippines
29-Feb-04 Who will pay for the damage?
26-Feb-04 Ilocano farmers go for Bt corn (a photo release)
25-Feb-04 DA belies charges that Bt corn caused antibiotic immunity
25-Feb-04 Farmers exposed to gene-modified maize's toxins in Mindanao island
20-Feb-04 GMA gets FAO medal for modernizing agriculture to attain food security, social equity, job creation
19-Feb-04 High prices attract more Philippine farmers to corn
17-Feb-04 Bio-N fertilizer plant seen to raise corn yield
15-Feb-04 2 eared hybrid corn better than one
06-Feb-04 Rice industry summit
03-Feb-04 Grain of hope
02-Feb-04 Scientific meeting of microbiologists set
 
China
02-Feb-04 China's first cloned Asian antelope in good condition
 
Europe
03-Feb-04 Spain widens stem cells research
02-Feb-04 EU sees GM import soon, Belgium bans rapeseed
 
Global
27-Feb-04 Disputes between countries erupt at int'l biotech confab
27-Feb-04 World awaits more gm crops as safety debate rages
10-Feb-04 Terminator technology seeds threaten farmers, food security
01-Feb-04 GM plants producing pharma proteins will boost biotech acceptance in developing countries
 
JANUARY
 
Philippines
29-Jan-04 Philippine govt opens up 20,000 hectares for GM corn crops
28-Jan-04 NFA gets P4b for rice, corn procurement in '04
19-Jan-04 DA completes first field trial for sturdier hybrid corn
18-Jan-04 More farmers switching to biotech crops
16-Jan-04 Syngenta to commercialize own hybrid rice seed
11-Jan-04 R&D helps stabilize philippine economy
05-Jan-04 DA puts up fertilizer mixing plant, seen to raise corn yield
04-Jan-04 DA to farmers: Plant more corn
02-Jan-04 Rice self-sufficiency is national security
 
Asia
04-Jan-04 World's 1st genetically modified 'kadyos' bred
 
India
30-Jan-04 India and Pakistan cement scientific ties
 
United States
30-Jan-04 Dupont discovery could improve availability of key food ingredient
29-Jan-04 Biotech insects could fight disease, but at what cost?
04-Jan-04 Agricultural biotechnology continues to grow in US
04-Jan-04 Manufacturers tap new biotechnology fiber
 
Global
28-Jan-04 Food forecasts for 2004
03-Jan-04 Biotechnology and food systems in developing countries
 
 
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