Driving Sustainable Agriculture
We have built a Social Media Channel that follows the global movement for Sustainable Agriculture and the role of gene editing.
Gene Editing is at the epicenter of the Sustainable Agriculture Movement.
Using gene editing, it is possible to develop:
Plants that require less chemicals to manage disease, insects or weeds,
Plants that can meet the environmental challenges of climate change,
Plants that can reduce agriculture’s carbon footprint,
Plants that require less fertilizer.
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;🇪🇺 EU agriculture ministers are pushing the European Commission to adopt new regulations for gene editing, arguing it's needed to bolster the sector & economy in the face of increasing droughts, climate change & yield losses. Via @EURACTIV's @NatashaFoote:
EU agri ministers renew push on genetic techniques to bolster sector
EU agriculture ministers are pushing the European Commission to relax rules on new genomic techniques (NGTs), arguing ...
www.euractiv.com
Some European politicians are rethinking the EU's long-standing opposition to gene-edited crops thanks to the continent's historic drought, reports @WIRED's @mattsreynolds1. A move other global regulators are also considering in the face of climate change.
Europe’s Drought Might Force Acceptance of Gene-Edited Crops
For decades, the EU has had some of the tightest restrictions on genetically altered agriculture. That could be about to change.
apple.news
Today, we're revisiting a late 2021 piece from @IrishTimes in which @AntonyJKing takes a look at how gene editing could improve food security and crop sustainability in Ireland and the EU.
Crop failures: Ireland and EU left behind as gene editing marches on
Irish farmers and EU consumers may miss out because of an outdated stance
www.irishtimes.com
Did you know that the Inflation Reduction Act is also a really important investment in sustainable agriculture? @voxdotcom's @BenjiSJones on how the climate bill has earmarked $20 Billion to fund technologies and practices that will help farmers. https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/science-and-health/2022/8/15/23301352/inflation-reduction-act-farms-climate-wildlife
The @FinancialTimes with an in-depth report on China's need for a food revolution and increasing its food security—a push centered on understanding that gene editing is critical to sustainable food and agriculture systems. https://www.ft.com/content/363c94c1-afed-49b3-aa09-f31227819791
A truly insightful article from @CBCNews' @jbernstien framing the need for precision breeding & its role in managing the impacts of climate change! This story is about #canola, but the same story is playing out in major crops in every corner of the world:
Canada's golden crop isn't built for heat. Canola breeders hope to fix that | CBC News
Canola is the golden crop of the prairies — both in terms of colour and profitability. But the signature expor...
www.cbc.ca
ICYMI: Alan Bullion, Director of Special Reports & Projects, Agribusiness, S&P Global Commodity Insights, with an excellent summary on changes in gene editing policies seen in Europe in @SPGlobal (formerly @IHSMarkit):
Significant gene-editing policy changes seen in Europe
Around the world, governments in leading agricultural-producing countries are now catching up with the United States, ...
ihsmarkit.com
An excellent article in @westernproducer explains the importance of our new Pod Shatter Production Reduction trait! https://www.producer.com/crops/shattering-design-to-release-ahead-of-combine/
#canola #GeneEditing
It is a very important time for Cibus as we move from a research company to commercializing our first products. We are appreciative of @SDbusiness for capturing this moment and recognizing this fundamental transformation of Cibus.
https://www.sdbj.com/news/2022/aug/04/cibus-ready-grow-gene-edited-seeds/
An excellent piece from @jenskerritt on the push to cut fertilizer emissions in Canada. It is an important target area for gene editing wherein the goal is to make fertilizer use more efficient so that farmers can use less without losing productivity.
Canada wants to cut fertilizer emissions, but farmers say it could result in less food
Growers fear move will threaten food supplies at a time when the world is scrambling to cover looming shortages. Read on
financialpost.com
The importance of unified global regulations in agriculture cannot be overemphasized. This article in Canada's @westernproducer does a great job of summarizing some of the critical problems lack of communication can cause! https://www.producer.com/news/slow-death-by-1000-regulations/
Cibus is honored to be included in @SDbusiness' list of biotech companies that make San Diego a 'hotspot' for sustainability in research. https://www.sdbj.com/news/2022/jul/22/special-report-life-sciences/