A new strain of GM rice that boosts vitamin A and reduces blindness is to be grown in the Philippines reports the Guardian. Tests have found that a substantial amount of vitamin A can be obtained by eating 60 g of Golden rice. In the wake of the Philippines' decision, Bangladesh and Indonesia have indicated that they are ready to accept Golden rice with India also considering planting it.
The USDA has cut its estimate for Argentinian wheat to 10.3 MMT, 0.7 MMT lower than the current official USDA
estimate. The revised forecast for
wheat exports of only 4.3 MMT this season is the lowest volume in 24
years and down by 66 percent on the USDA's 2011/12 figure of 12.9 MMT.
EUFETEC, the European Feed Technology Center, has released its Vision and its Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda. This document highlights the key role of animal nutrition in conjunction with genetics and animal health to tackle the three key challenges faced by the EU livestock sector within the next 20 years, i.e. i) Optimisation of nutrient resource efficiency, ii) Healthy animals for healthy humans and iii) Socially responsible livestock farming. It sets targets for improvement in these three areas and identifies the priority Research and Innovation needs to meet these targets.
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