October 2017. The fact that agriculture is a provider of non-food products is not new. Agriculture, including animal rearing and forestry, has traditionally been a source of fibres, fuel, construction and other materials like hides and skins. What is new is the scale and the range of products originating in basic agricultural raw materials, creating […]
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GROWTH - 30 August 2021
NEW GENOMIC TECHNIQUES: MORE AWARENESS MEANS MORE ACCEPTANCE
In the summer months, genomic techniques have been the centre of some quite debates: amongst others, the US Department of Agriculture proposed to exempt some gene edited plant varieties from the biotechnology law; a study has analysed how these technologies are perceived by the public, concluding that the purpose for which are used plays an important role for their acceptance; and the European Parliament has once again voted against the imports of GE plants. WHO published recommendation on human genome editing.
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