SABP is dedicated to assisting the Governments of Bangladesh and India in further strengthening institutional governance of agricultural biotechnology. | | AGBIOS is dedicated to providing public policy, regulatory, and risk assessment expertise for products of biotechnology. AGBIOS has worked with government departments and agencies on issues of policy and regulation pertaining to genetically modified and other novel foods, crops, and forest tree species. The Company also provides experience and expertise to commercial enterprises seeking regulatory approval of biotechnology products, and to other public and private sector groups seeking clarification of issues associated with the development and utilization of biotechnology processes and products. Our website offers access to a database of safety information on all genetically modified plant products that have received regulatory approval, information on the implementation of biosafety systems, including case studies for food and environmental safety assessments, and a searchable library of biosafety-related citations in key topic areas. For a more detailed description of our services and how to contact us, please click here. Reducing uncertainty in regulatory decision-making for transgenic crops: More ecological research or clearer environmental risk assessment? Alan Raybould GM Crops 1:1, 1-7; January/February 2010 Download [PDF Size: 1466519 bytes] | |  | Alarm raised over GM crop samples | Genetically-modified chilli and soybean have been found growing in farms in the North and Central Plains, fuelling concerns over the possible spread of the banned crops. |  | Ecologist warns on foreign genetically-modified seeds | Through monopoly status, foreign suppliers can raise seed prices and drive hundreds of millions of Chinese farmers bankrupt and trigger social unrest, the China Business News (CBN) reported Monday, citing Jiang Gaoming, an ecologist at the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. |  | Monsanto 'faked' data for approvals claims its ex-chief | The debate on genetically modified (GM) brinjal variety continues to generate heat. Former managing director of Monsanto India, Tiruvadi Jagadisan, is the latest to join the critics of Bt brinjal, perhaps the first industry insider to do so. |  | India is sharply divided over introduction of Bt Brinjal | NEW DELHI: With Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's final decision on commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal expected Wednesday, Indian scientists,
politicians and environmental actitivists remain sharply divided over the issue of allowing the genetically modified vegetable to hit the market. |  | BT Brinjal issue: CPI seeks PM's intervention | The CPI on Tuesday sought the Prime Minister's intervention to restrain Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh from announcing any decision favouring Bt Brinjal on Wednesday, saying the opposition of several state governments has not been considered. |  | Hype or hysteria: A rational policy on GM food? | As India decides on whether to approve its first genetically modified (GM) crop, three experts consider if GM offers a solution to the global food crisis or represents a threat to biodiversity and the future of agriculture. |  | |
|