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Jennifer Kahn s love GMOs NYT article is propaganda, not journalism

Jennifer Kahn s love GMOs NYT article is propaganda, not journalism
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African farmers need innovations that have transformed farming in developed world

African farmer Patience Koku says it rsquo;s about time farmers in the developing world were given access to the kinds of improved seeds and innovations that have helped their colleagues in developed countries have productive and high yielding farms. Speaking during a Cornell Alliance for Science live session, she said ldquo;the focus should be how we can get farmers all over the world to get access to the types of seeds that allow farmers in some countries to produce 14 tons per

Take advantage of biotechnology

Daily Monitor Summary Last month, Kenyan cotton farmers reported a bountiful first harvest of GM cotton just only four months after the farmers planted the country’s first genetically modified insect-resistant cotton seeds according to the Genetic Literacy Project Newsletter dated April 21 2021. Advertisement A number of African countries have begun to take advantage of agricultural biotechnology to overcome crop production challenges. The last country reported to have done so is Nigeria where more than 2000 farmers are ready to grow genetically modified cowpea this year, according to the digital publication, Cornell Alliance for Science, dated May 5 2021. “More than 2,000 Nigerian farmers are planning to plant Bt cowpea, the country’s first genetically modified food crop, in July,” reported the newsletter.

Sarah Evanega wins 2021 Borlaug CAST Communication Award

Provided Sarah Evanega (center), director of the Cornell Alliance for Science, Ph.D. 09, works with Bt eggplant farmers in Bangladesh. Sarah Evanega wins 2021 Borlaug CAST Communication Award May 11, 2021 Sarah Evanega, Ph.D. ’09, director of the Cornell Alliance for Science, has been named the 2021 Borlaug CAST Communication Award winner. The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) award recognizes outstanding achievement in the advancement of science in the public policy arena in the agricultural, environmental or food sectors. “The world is facing numerous grave challenges that can benefit from scientific solutions,” said Evanega, a research professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ (CALS) Department of Global Development with a joint appointment in the School of Integrative Plant Science and an adjunct faculty position at the Boyce Thompson Institute. “I’m deeply gratified that CAST has recognized the work of the All

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