On March 21, 2018, the Italian Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of Agrarian Economy (CREA) received the Human Resources Excellence in Research award.
On April 19, 2018, the Italian District Court of Udine acquitted Giorgio Fidenato, President of the Federated Farmers Association of the charge of having cultivated GE maize....
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Approves Biotech Cotton

In May, the Ethiopian Ministry of Environment approved Bt cotton – the country’s first biotech crop – for cultivation.
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Switzerland: Summary of WTO Biotechnology Seminar

The third annual Post-organized biotechnology seminar entitled “Biotechnology and Sustainable Agricultural Production” was held June 13, 2017 at the WTO.
This report provides technical import requirements and regulations for food and agricultural products currently required by the Government of Kenya (GOK)...
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Italy: Italian Agricultural Research System Overview

In Italy, there are three main players involved in the national agricultural research system: the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies; the Ministry of Education, University, and....