Arcadia Biosciences enters agreement to develop nitrogen use efficient wheat
6 May 2008
Arcadia Biosciences (Davis, California), ACPFG and CSIRO, through the Food Futures Flagship, collaborates to develop and commercialise wheat and barley varieties that will utilise less nitrogen fertiliser. Featuring video on wheat-based plastic developed by CSIRO.

Partnership formed to develop drought-tolerant maize in Africa
30 April 2008
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation enters a public-private partnership to develop drought-tolerant maize varieties in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa. Video by AATF.

Public-private partnership to develop hybrid rice
28 April 2008
Hybrid technology could ease inflationary pressures on the price of rice. Video by IRRI.

In video: Agrow Awards 2007
April 2008
Not just another awards evening, the gala event features some of crop protection's high-profiled names, and recognizes the best innovations in the industry. Hosted by the lively Gyles Brandreth — celebrity, author and former politician.

UK research grant to secure food in the developing world
8 April 2008
The UK Sustainable Agriculture Research for International Development (SARID) invests £7million ($14.1 million) for new research in a bid to develop agriculture in developing countries. Videos by IRRI.

NEPAD and MSU gain $1.5 million grant for African biosafety
4 April 2008
Video: Bill Gates pledges support for the African agriculture.

GMO technology acts as a leveller
28 February 2008
"GMO technology is price- and scale-neutral," says Sekhar Natarajan, Monsanto Lead – India Region. He explains to Agrow why unlike chemical pesticides, GMO technology spurred widespread adoption among Indian farmers.

ISAAA video: The visions, strategies, programs, and projects
19 February 2008
The global area planted with GM crops rose by 12.1% year-on-year to 114.3 million ha in 2007, says ISAAA. In that period, the number of farmers growing GM crops in developing countries topped 10 million for the first time.

Sumitomo/Valent sue Syngenta on clothianidin
8 February 2008
Sumitomo Chemical and its US subsidiary, Valent USA Corporation, files three complaints against Syngenta in the US for alleged patent infringement over Sumitomo's neonicotinoid insecticide, clothianidin.

Agrow's New Generics 2007
12 December 2008
If you're an agrochemical manufacturer or a part of an R&D company, you'll want to know when your competitor's products are coming off patent over the next few years.

Bayer teams up on soybeans
28 November 2007
Bayer CropScience explains how “abiotic” stress factors such as drought, heat, cold and soil salinity can be tackled with a chemical and a biological approach.

A global conversation with growers
20 November 2007
In one of its online series of video interviews, "Conversations about plant biotechnology", Monsanto speaks to farmers and scientists about the benefits of biotechnology.

The Invisible Revolution
1 November 2007
The European biotechnology association, EuropaBio, slams the decision to suspend commercial cultivation of GM crops in France. This video highlights the benefits of biotechnology in agriculture.

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