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July 09
Asian Farmer’s
Network-Philippines upholds support to biotechnology tools for
food, feed and fiber security
New rice varieties
up for commercial cultivation in The Philippines
June 09
Genetic
fingerprinting makes rice breeding easier
April 09
Problem formulation:
a critical step in risk assessment of GM crops
Uganda clears GM
cotton, planting to start in May
Bt brinjal may be
released commercially in India by year-end
March 09
Cuba plants first
genetically modified corn crops
February 09
Another three
biotech crops to hit the Philippines market in 2012
January 09
Government of
The Philippines releases high-lysine OP variety of white corn
Aklan State
University researcher finds an easy way to germinate sago palm
seeds
December 08
Socioeconomic
and environmental impacts of GM crops to be discussed at
international conference in April 2009
November 08
Republic of the
Philippines leads in development of GM crops in Southeast Asia
October 08
Rationalizing
and Harmonizing Plant Biotechnology Regulations in Southeast
Asia
Commercialization of PhilRice's 3-in-1 rice anticipated to yield
lots of benefits
Philippines
Department of Agriculture pushes to develop Central Luzon as ag
biotech hub
September 08
Vietnam to plant
genetically modified corn in 2009
August 08
Philippine
Rice Research Institute develops 3-in-1 rice variety
Introducing a
tomato hybrid in Kenya
July 08
Rice variety
named Submergence1 can
survive flooding
May 08
The Philippines and
the International Rice Research Institute join forces to attain
rice self sufficiency by 2010
New rice varieties
from the International Rice Research Institute can survive
flooding, salinity and drought
The Philippines
stand fast on science-based biosafety regulations: U.S. rice
shipment is safe
April 08
Major new
partnership in rice research launched at IRRI headquarters
Philippine Rice
Research Institute pushes high-yielding rice varieties to raise
production
The Philippines
urged to expand rice hectarage, use biotech rice
March 08
PhilRice
breeders working on heat tolerant rice varieties
PhilRice develops
flood-tolerant rice variety
Commercial
production of GM eggplant in The Philippines within two years
February 08
Government of
the Philippines to test GM rice rich in pro-Vitamin A
The Philippines
cited as top GM corn producer
Southeast Asian
biotechnology regulators and researchers to discuss
rationalization and harmonization
January 08
Transgenic rice
seeds still await the go-ahead in China
Confined field
trials of GM cotton approved in Uganda
India may turn
into a big producer of GM rice and vegetables by 2010
November 07
Sweet sorghum
cited as source of bioethanol in The Philippines
October 07
Philippines
Department of Agriculture won't impose ban on GM organisms in
Negros Occidental
September 07
Philippines
government experts to conduct greenhouse trial on Bt cotton
before year end
New rice
variety from International Rice Research Institute proves to be
flood-resistant in Bangladesh trials
Philippine
Rice Research Institute uses DNA marker-assisted selection to
develop flood-tolerant rice
Government of
the Philippines intensifies R&D on several agricultural crops
Philippines
court stops approval of Bayer's GM rice LL62
August 07
Monsanto
Philippines asks Ag Department to extend permit to propagate its
Bt corn variant MON 810
Malaysian
investor to fund massive sorghum planting in The Philippines
July 07
SL Agritech Corp.
revives plan to develop hybrid rice resistant to bacterial leaf
blight
The Philippines has
so far approved 41 GM varieties
May 07
National Seed
Industry Council of the Philippines releases Tubigan 7, a new
rice variety developed by marker-aided selection and resistant
to bacterial leaf blight
East West Seeds
Company expands its R&D activities in The Philippines
National Seed
Industry Council of The Philippines releases new hybrid rice
variety
April 07
Unveiling rice's
DNA under Intellectual Property Rights regime
University of the
Philippines Los Baños ready to market biotechnologies and
improved varieties
March 07
Seven promising
rice lines ready for release in the Philippines as commercial
varieties
Philippine
scientists eye rice variety resistant to bacterial blight
February 07
Commercialization of Bt cotton expected in The Philippines in
three years
January 07
Philippine Rice
Research Institute (PhilRice) institutionalizes patenting
functions
First GM
eggplant soon to be commercially grown in the Philippines
China to invest
in The Philippines: one million hectares of hybrid corn, rice
and sorghum production to be used by China for ethanol
production
December 06
National Seed
Industry Council of the Philippines releases first biotech rice
variety
Bt eggplant tested
under contained conditions in the Philippines
November 06
Variety
accreditation and biosafety guidelines in The Philippines
Seed company
developing new hybrid corn varieties for the Philippines
Philippines gunning for
self-sufficiency in corn by 2008
Pakistan research to
yield virus-resistant cotton seed in three years
Technology acquisition:
The Philippines experience
October 06
Government of
The Philippines launches novel tact to buttress bid for energy
independence
Philippines
investor to put up pioneering sweet sorghum ethanol plant
Philippines agri
crops gene bank destroyed by typhoon
Republic of The
Philippines joins international aflatoxin control project
August 06
Sweet sorghum as
sustainable source of ethanol
July 06
Commercialization of ICAR
transgenics likely by 2008
Philippine Rice Research
Institute develops new hybrid variety
Modernization of
agriculture in the Philippines, including biotech, gets boost from $20M
U.S. loan
Filipino scientists join
effort to develop 'Golden Rice'
June 06
Pinoy agricultural
biotechnology out in the market in 2-5 years, says Filipino Agriculture
Secretary
Institute of Plant Breeding
of University of the Philippines Los Baños releases new variety of corn,
peanut
Bayer CropScience to
introduce two new hybrid rice varieties in the Philippines
Proceedings from the 4th
Philippine National Corn Congress
Birth and
growth of biotechnology in Pakistan
Institute of Plant Breeding
of the University of the Philippines develops elite food crops,
technologies
May 06
Biotechnology Coalition of
the Philippines survey shows more farmers happy with Bt corn due to
higher yield
April 06
Scientists breed
rice to defy climate change
Bt eggplant
resistant to fruit and shoot borer to hit the market in 2007 in
the Philippines
Farmer in Nueva
Ecija City, The Philippines, hopes to beat world record for
palay yield
Aiming at a never-ending
supply of rice
March 06
GM cotton
varieties grown successfully in Pakistan
International Rice
Research Institute cites the performance of SL Agritech Corp.'s
SL-8H hybrid rice seed variety
Asian Development Bank
funded project to develop corn varieties suited for drought-prone areas
PhilRice researcher
achieves breakthrough in bacterial leaf blight resistance research for
hybrid rice
January 06
Unlocking the genetic
vault of the International Rice Genebank
December 05
Philippines Agriculture
Secretary cites chievements in production of hybrid rice
November 05
Breakthroughs
in research expected to head off worldwide rice shortage in 2010
Is Bt eggplant
paving the way for Asia's GM edible crop revolution?
Government of the
Philippines achieves hybrid rice area target
October 05
Philippine Rice
Research Institute releases bio-fortified rice rich in iron and
zinc
University of
the Philippines Los Baños produces the country's first
bioengineered eggplant with resistance to fruit and shoot borer
Farm trials hasten
adoption of salt tolerant rice in the Philippines
September 05
Biofuel bill
approved in The Philippines
Philippine
Seed Industry Association pushes corn as efficient ethanol and
feedstock - More planting areas eyed
Rockefeller Foundation
grant funds development of techniques to accelerate hybrid rice seed
production
August 05
Biotechnology task force
formed in Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, to promote the new technology to
farmers
New corn variety with
insect-resistance and herbicide-tolerance approved for planting in The
Philippines
East West Seeds
Co, The Philippines’ largest hybrid vegetable seed producer,
sees modest growth
Biotechnology and
Intellectual Property Rights training center to boost ag research in The
Philippines
July 05
Quality seeds emerge as key
factor in agri supply chain in the Philippines
SL Agritech Corp. releases
new hybrid corn seed variety in the Philippines
June 05
Two million hectares for
agribusiness- Excerpts from an interview with the Agriculture Secretary
of the Philippines
Monsanto slated to release
its herbicide resitant corn in the Philippines
May 05
UK shares its four
lessons on GMOs
Bayer Cropscience comples construction of
hi-tech seed conditioning plant in The Philippines
Eight new rice and sixteen
new corn varieties approved for commercial planting in The Philippines
April 05
Report from
The Philippines: 'How to profit from eggplant production'
Government of the
Philippines increases hybrid corn area
A virus for mass
destruction of cutworms
March 05
Bayer CropScience
develops new hybrid rice
Philippine
researchers set field trials of hybrid cotton
Asian Farmers
Network (ASFARNET) Workshop on Technology Promotion and Exchange
on Agricultural Biotechnology - Workshop report
Making scientists gain
from their creation
Philippine Rice Research
Institute to develop direct seeding technology for hybrid rice
Department of Agriculture
of The Philippines to plant hybrid rice in 29 provinces
February 05
Management of the Asian
Corn Borer
ICRISAT plans rice
biotech park
Increased cotton
production and yield expected in The Philippines by 2010
Beyong Bt corn:
biotechnology has growing harvest of innovations in The Philippines
January 05
Global rice production
continues to decline
December 04
Rice
seed piracy: boon or bane to agriculture in The
Philippines
Government of The
Philippines developing high-yield rice variety with vitamin A
After one year of
commercial adoption, has the Filipino farmer benefited from Bt corn?
Department of
Agriculture of The Philippines targets one million hectares of hybrid
rice by 2007
November 04
Better access to credit
offered to hybrid corn seed producers in The Philippines
Rice fields of Asia to
benefit from a "doubly green revolution", says IRRI director general
ICRISAT to help The
Philippines produce more legumes
September 04
Open Academy for
Philippine Agriculture to provide farmers with Web-based services
High yielding Chinese
corn variety to be tested in South Cotabato, The Philippines
Will Bt corn replace
onion in Nueva Ecija, The Philippines
August 04
SEARCA Biotechnology
Information Center publishes results of studies conducted on Bt corn in
the Philippines
July 04
Aerobic rice technology
available in The Philippines
June 04
Government of the
Philippines to expand hybrid rice planting
Kenya prepares to grow
genetically modified maize
May 04
The Philippines to
export hybrid rice seed to parts of Asia, Africa
April 04
GMO testing could be
the next big thing for India
Philippines: farmers
benefit from hybrid rice planting, says Isabela Governor
Bt corn yields record
harvest for Northern Luzon farmers
March 04
Hybrid rice seeding now
possible
Philippines President
orders Department of Agriculture to expand coverage of hybrid rice
program in Mindanao
Latest news postings on
claimed link between GM crops and illness
Responses from the
Philippines government and scientific community to a report saying that
farmers in Mindanao developed immunity to antibodies because of exposure
to Bt corn
November 03
Philippines plan to double hybrid rice planting area to 600,000 ha
Bt corn
commercialization pick-up is slow in the Philippines
April 03
The Philippines government
levels playing field in corn sector
March 03
Hybrid rice sets record in
Mindanao
The Philippines to harvest
first Bt corn in April
Thai and Filipino farmers
back Bt corn
June 02
Study on multiloc field
tests in RP show superior performance of Bt corn |
