Brasília, 1º de setembro de 2010 –Em homenagem ao Ano Internacional da Biodiversidade, a Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária – Embrapa promove em Brasília no dia 3 de setembro de 2010, de 9 às 18 horas, um seminário que vai...

"La diversidad biológica agrícola, de la que depende la seguridad alimentaria de los seres humanos y su adaptación al cambio climático, se ha olvidado en parte y tenemos que tener en cuenta que es primordial atender este aspecto, puesto que...

Scientists have identified four new strains of a wheat-killing fungus that could endanger the global food supply, according to research presented on Wednesday ahead of a conference in Russia. The mutant strains of the fungus, called Ug99, originated in Africa...

Written by Dani Satyawan The International Treaty has been in force for approximately five years and has facilitated the exchange of a high number of accessions of seeds of major food crops every year. However, this exchange is part of...

African seed subject to exploitation By: Michael Hamlyn An international treaty designed to protect seeds from commercial exploitation is allegedly being violated by the US and Brazilian governments and a Texas university. According to the Johannesburg-based African Centre for Biosafety...