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No new GM crops in South Asia this year, barring Pakistan

Barring Pakistan, there has been no development on the genetically modified (GM) crops front in South Asia this year.  According to the USDA, there was no regulatory or policy development for biotechnology research and development in Bangladesh.  In India, there has been confusion about the regulatory domains of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) and

Unexpected crops blooming in Queensland’s dusty cattle country

Outback Queensland's red dirt might not be a typical setting for a grape or cotton farm. Blazing summer temperatures in this part of the country easily reach the mid-40s at this time of year and cattle graze as far as the eye can see. But in the dusty North West, farmers are planting crops rarely

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