APCoAB is an apolitical forum with a goal to promote the benefits of biotechnology and bioresources for sustainable agricultural development in Asia-Pacific.
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Dr. Siddharth Tiwari was invited by the APAARI as the Expert Speaker in the capacity-building workshop on “Quality Management System for Plant Tissue Culture” in Bangkok, Thailand from Dec. 14-15, 2023. @siddharthDNA @DBTIndia @NABI_India @APCoAB @APAARI
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Based on 16 years study on public perception, scientists should use social media to fight advocacy group disinformation about modern agricultural biotechnology.
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"Today, as we bid farewell to this giant of #agriculture, we must remember that Prof #MSSwaminathan's legacy is not a fading memory but a beacon of inspiration" pens @hughes_jackie, DG, #ICRISAT, in this memorial tribute:
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the Visionary Agricultural Scientist and Co-Founder of ICRISAT, Professor M.S. Swaminathan.
Read here - pressroom.icrisat.org/in-mem…
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Breadfruit: A starchy, delicious climate and biodiversity solution
Via @MongabayIndia 👇
news.mongabay.com/2023/07/br…
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Super Banana, Golden Rice…..science can help deliver creative solutions to vexing problems facing humanity. Misguided activism & propaganda by Vandana Shiva & Greenpeace are the main hurdles preventing their acceptance
Thousands of children die in Uganda every year from vitamin A deficiency. This groundbreaking—and vitamin-packed—genetically modified banana could change that
on.natgeo.com/3OakrJS
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Fungi bacon and insect burgers: a guide to the proteins of the future
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Hero! Tom Brown Is On a Mission to Restore Appalachia's Rare and Lost Apples, and He's Saved Over 1200 to Date. Brown works tirelessly to ensure these heirloom apples don't disappear.
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I just published: How to trick a plant pathogen
There’s a bright future for bioengineering of plant immune receptors, a future that’s deeply rooted in fundamental research and discovery.
link.medium.com/alhk3lBHjBb
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#ResearchSpotlight
🌾In this study, researchers reported an unprecedented BB outbreak in Tanzania caused by a bacteria strain & how they modified an African rice variety to make the variety resistant to the BB disease.
Read: doi.org/10.7554/eLife.84864
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‘Even if it seems like breaking a taboo, CRISPR gene editing techniques and organic farming are an excellent match'
geneticliteracyproject.org/2… via @GeneticLiteracy
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Using #CRISPRCas9 gene editing technology, a graduate student at Washington University is working on a strategy to shorten the tails of Suffolk sheep in lieu of tail docking. Read details in #BiotechUpdates: bit.ly/3XMfkmn
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"The founder of the Green Revolution" - Norman Borlaug - is credited with saving millions from mass starvation.
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India Sets New Wheat Production Record -112 MT in 2023
Contrary to what biologist Paul Ehrlich predicted, India now produces 10 times more wheat today than it did in 1965 when its population was 65 percent smaller.
humanprogress.org/india-sets… via @HumanProgress
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#SustainableGastronomyDay reminds us to be mindful of the ingredients we use, how we cook them & where they're from.
Why not learn about the contribution of millets to our diets & to planetary health & how to prepare millet-based dishes👉bit.ly/43PVau8
#YearOfMillets
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Indigenous Peoples & local communities have long faced exclusion from decision-making processes related to their ancestral territories.
This publication provides insights into designing multi-stakeholder platforms that include & involve these communities.
cifor-icraf.org/knowledge/pu…
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**Now available in e-book format (EPUB and MOBI) in English**
Guidebook for evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness
To download it click here 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cc2228en
#IYAFA2022
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Expanding the use of neglected crops such as #millets can help to diversify agriculture and introduce a greater variety of foods into global supplies while building resilience to climate change and providing income for farmers.
Learn more from @IFPRI ➡️ buff.ly/3J7lAz0
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Digital tools are transforming agricultural production, but smallholders are often being left behind. To make digital tools more inclusive for smallholders, their needs must be heard, and their participation supported.
↪️: bit.ly/3zn1ewp
@CGIAR #aeTPP
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"In the past decade genome editing by CRISPR/Cas and derivatives has emerged as a novel and effective technology for functional studies and gene discovery as well as for breeding new traits and genotypes."
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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🚨18 #HungerHotspots, including 22 countries, are expected to face worsening food insecurity from June -November 2023.📈Afghanistan and Pakistan in Asia-Pacific show alarming projections on #foodinsecurity concerns. Learn more🔗bit.ly/HH_6_11_23
🗞️bit.ly/3C2QMLV
