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LATEST NEWS

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Says New Technology Boosts Crop Yields

Also helps crops adapt to climate change, Schafer says
By Kathryn McConnell, Staff Writer
5 June 2008

Washington -- New technologies can help the development of crops that produce significantly higher yields and crops more adaptable to climate change, the top U.S. agriculture official said. Complete text

FACT SHEETS

Agricultural Biotechnology, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), June 2004
Global Use of Biotechnology, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), June 2004
Benefits of Biotech Crops, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), June 2004
Assessing Biotech Crops for Safety, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), June 2004
Establishing National Biosafety Systems, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), June 2004
U.S. and Cooperating Countries File WTO Case Against EU Moratorium and Biotech Foods and Crops (pdf), May 13, 2003
Biotechnology and U.S. Agricultural Trade - Questions and Answers, Foreign Agricultural Service/U.S. Department of Agriculture, January 3, 2003

REPORTS and STATEMENTS

U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Announce Favorable Ruling in WTO Case on Agricultural Biotechnology, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, September 9, 2006
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S., Economic Research Service/U.S. Department of Agriculture, July 14, 2006
US Trade Representative Rob Portman and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on Agricultural Biotechnology and the WTO, U.S. Department of Agriculture, February 7, 2006
Human Development Report 2005 - International Cooperation at a Crossroads: Aid, Trade and Security in an Unequal World, United Nations Development Programme
The Future of Genetically Modified Crops - Lessons from the Green Revolution (pdf), by Felicia Wu and William P. Butz, RAND Corporation, August 2004
Issues in the Regulation of Genetically Engineered Plants and Animals (pdf), Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, April 2004
Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms, National Research Council, January 2004
Ethical Issues in Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2001
Genetically Modified Organisms, Consumers, Food Safety and the Environment, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2001
Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture, Report prepared under the auspices of the Royal Society of London, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the Third World Academy of Sciences, July 2000

CRS REPORTS

(published by the Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress)

Human Cloning (pdf), updated July 20, 2006
Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture: Status and Current Issues (pdf), March 27, 2006
Agricultural Biotechnology: The U.S.-EU Dispute (pdf), updated March 10, 2006
Stem Cell Research (pdf), updated January 11, 2006
Food Safety Issues in the 109th Congress (pdf), updated June 16, 2005
Agricultural Biotechnology: Background and Recent Issues (pdf), March 7, 2005
Agricultural Biotechnology: Overview and Selected Issues (pdf), updated September 29, 2004
Cloning: A Select Chronology, 1997-2004 (pdf), updated March 9, 2004
State Laws on Human Cloning (pdf), updated May 14, 2003
Background and Legal Issues Related to Stem Cell Research (pdf), updated June 12, 2002
Food Biotechnology in the United States: Science, Regulation, and Issues (pdf), updated January 19, 2001
Biosafety Protocol for Genetically Modified Organisms: Overview (pdf), updated January 18, 2001
U.S. European Agricultural Trade: Food Safety and Biotechnology Issues (pdf), updated January 17, 2001

PUBLICATIONS and ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

(published by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State)

The Promise of Biotechnology. Cover Images: Jack Dykinga/ARS, Markus/Matzel/ Peter Arnold, Inc., AP/WWP/USDA, and AP/WWP/NREL

The Promise of Biotechnology, Electronic Journal, October 2005
Agricultural Biotechnology, Electronic Journal, September 2003
Food Security and Safety, Electronic Journal, May 2002
Biotechnology: Food Security and Safety, Electronic Journal, October 1999
Food Safety: Regulating Plant Agricultural Biotechnology in the United States (German version - pdf)

RELATED SUBJECTS

(web pages compiled by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State)

U.S. GOVERNMENT

U.S. Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Evironmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biotechnology - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition/U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
National Center for Biotechnology Information - National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Science Coordination and Policy: Biotechnology - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Biotechnology Program Under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture

Biotechnology Programme (BIOTECH) - European Commission/European Union (EU)
Topic: Biotechnology - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Biosafety Information Network & Advisory Service (BINAS) - United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO)

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