Developing Countries Grew More Biotech Crops in â07
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Farmers in 12 developing countries planted biotech crops in 2007, and for the first time outnumbered the industrialized countries where such crops are grown.
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Asia is set to become the driving force  behind biotech crops in the next decade, despite hesitance by  China to commercialize GMO rice, a Chinese scientist and an  international body said on Monday.
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While the market in Central and South America is growing faster than the U.S., Asia, and most of Europe, it still faces some challenges that need to be overcome.
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Growing demand for top-quality coffee has helped boost the industry in Central America.
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Take your pick: The widening adoption of genetically engineered crops by farmers around the world is reducing global pesticide use, increasing agricultural yields and bringing unprecedented prosperity and food security to millions of the world's poorest citizens.
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Drug growers in Colombia are using genetically modified plants to dramatically boost cocaine yields, officials say.
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Africa urged to support agricultural research   JOHANNESBURG, June 5 (Xinhua) - African countries have been urged to pledge more financial supports to agricultural research in order to boost agricultural production, secure food supply and contribute to development.
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Genetically modified cotton and maize with a built-in insecticide is better for the environment than conventional crops sprayed with insecticide, according to research that pulled together data from 42 different studies conducted across the world.
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By Gzedit  BACK when this region was dubbed the "chemical capital of the world," local chemists and plants made far-reaching breakthroughs in several important fields.
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According to anba: Five Arab countries are among the 30 main buyers of Brazilian agribusiness products. Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, together, answered to almost 5.5% of revenues generated by sector foreign sales, which totalled US$ 43.6 billion last year.
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Economies in developing Asia are expected to expand 7.7 percent this year, higher than the 7.2 percent initially projected, thanks to booming growth in China and India, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday.
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The US-based Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has predicted that the bulk of the world&#39;s population growth will occur in developing nations by 2050, despite higher rates of HIV/AIDS and infant mortality.
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Biotechnology might be used to boost  the energy output of crops used in making renewable fuels, a  U.S. Agriculture Department advisory committee said on  Wednesday, noting the sharp rise in demand for the fuels.
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Mother India gives birth to 43 million children a year. Biotech companies on the verge of the world's largest stem-cell bonanza may create a market that would tempt poor families. By Scott Carney.
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As study shows organic health benefits Just days after the European Commission gave its stamp of approval to four new GM plants, a report has revealed that the area of Europe's arable land devoted to genetically modified crops has risen by 77 per cent in the last year. The total area of GM cultivation is now 1,000 square kilometres*.â¦
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Take your pick: The widening adoption of genetically engineered crops by farmers around the world is reducing global pesticide use, increasing agricultural yields and bringing unprecedented prosperity and food security to millions of the world's poorest citizens. Or, it is fueling greater use of ...
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The threat from biological weapons has outstripped that of chemical and nuclear weapons because of advances in biotechnology, the respected British Medical Association (BMA) warned in a report published.