2022 has been a difficult year for European agriculture. We can start with the Russia/Ukraine conflict and how that has changed market conditions and supply chains of certain critical things, like ...

Mushrooms that don’t brown. Wheat that fights off disease. Tomatoes with a longer growing season. All of these crops are made possible by a gene-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. But now its ...

Overcoming water and food stress will be a big challenge for India as it becomes a Viksit Bharat. As India charts its path ...

Three decades ago, when it allowed the commercial production of virus-resistant tobacco plants, China was on the cutting edge of genetic modification in agriculture. Back then there was heady talk of ...

Researchers have confirmed the findings of previous papers: countries that approve the use of GM crops do not have higher ...

Kenya recently lifted a ban on the cultivation and importation of genetically modified crops amid the worst drought in 40 years and soaring food prices. This includes white maize, the country's main ...

Ukraine, which prohibits the cultivation of genetically-modified crops, plans to revamp its legislation in response to a growing illicit market for the crops, but hasn't decided whether to tighten or ...

The world needs more wheat. In peaceful times, Russia and Ukraine supply more than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports. The war between them has contributed to shortages and inflated costs.

Genetically modified (GM) crops are widely used around the world, but their effects on the environment need to be explored more. New research, published in Science on August 30, 2024, takes a look at ...

U.S. wins dispute with Mexico over banning genetically modified corn imports Mexico has been importing genetically modified corn from the U.S. for years, buying about $3 billion worth annually. CRISPR ...

Farmers have been trying to minimize the impacts of crop pests for thousands of years. Insects, nematodes, bacteria, fungi, and viruses can cause massive destruction of important crops, and this ...

In this article, we will look into the 15 countries that produce the most genetically modified crops. If you want to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to the 5 Countries That Produce the ...