U.S. Agriculture Secretary Says New Technology Boosts Crop Yields (06/05/08)
Also helps crops adapt to climate change, Schafer says.

United States and the Philippines Co-Host Panel Discussion on Biotechnology (06/03/08)
USDA Secretary Ed Schafer and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore, together with Philippines Secretary of Agriculture Arthur Yap, co-hosted a panel discussion on the benefits of agricultural biotechnology. The discussion took place on the margins of the High-Level Conference on World Food Security in Rome.

Egypt Approves Biotech Corn Variety (.pdf)
Egypt recently approved a Bt-corn variety for domestic planting, the first such approval in Egypt.  (04/23/08)

Federal Register Notice: WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings RE: Measures of the European Communities Affecting the Approval of Marketing of Biotech Products (01/17/08)

Statement on EC-Biotech Dispute (01/14/08)

Conner Announces Plan to Improve Quality Compliance of Genetically Engineered Products (09/20/07)

New Agricultural Technologies May Bring Another Green Revolution (U.S. Department of State; 09/13/07)

U.S. Food Scientist Named 2007 World Food Prize Recipient (U.S. Department of State, 06/18/07)
— More about the 2007 World Food Prize Laureate (.pdf; World Food Prize Web Site, June 2007)

USDA Names Members to the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (06/14/07)

USDA Clarifies Policy On Low-Level Presence Of Genetically Engineered Material (03/27/07)

USDA Identifies Safe Protein in Clearfield 131 Rice Seed (03/22/07)

Statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven Regarding APHIS Hold on Clearfield CL131 Long-Grain Rice Seed (03/05/07)

Asia Seen as Next Focus of Agricultural Biotech Production (U.S. Department of State; 02/16/07)

Researchers Developing New Science-Based Crops, Experts Say (U.S. Department of State; 02/12/07)

Biotech Crop Area Jumped 60-Fold in Last Decade, Report Says (U.S. Department of State; 01/19/07January 2007)

USDA Deregulates Line of Genetically Engineered Rice (USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; 11/24/06)

USDA Provides Update for Farmers on Genetically Engineered Rice (USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; 11/24/06)

United States, India To Expand Agricultural Collaboration: Program to advance new technologies, target hunger, U.S. official says (U.S. Department of State; 10/19/06)

Acceptance of Biotechnology Growing, U.S. Official Says: USDA programs help governments adopt science-based regulations (U.S. Department of State; 10/12/06)

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab Announce Favorable Ruling In WTO Case on Agricultural Biotechnology (09/29/06)

World Trade Agency Upholds Challenge of European Biotech Ban: U.S., Argentina, Canada challenged moratorium, bans on agricultural products (U.S. Department of State; 09/29/06)

USDA Seeks Public Comment On Deregulation Of Genetically Engineered Rice (09/08/06)
— USDA Begins Deregulation Process For GM Rice (USDA Radio News; 09/08/06 - real, mp3, wave)

USDA Verifies Performance of Test Kit To Detect Libertylink(R) Event Ll601 Rice Pat Protein in Rice (09/01/06)

USDA Issues Biotechnology Report (08/30/06)
— Opportunities and Challenges in Agricultural Biotechnology: The Decade Ahead (08/30/06)

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Genetically Engineered Rice(08/18/06)
— TRANSCRIPT: From USDA And FDA's Technical Briefing On A Genetically Engineered Crop (08/18/06)
— WEBCAST AUDIO: USDA And FDA Hold Technical Briefing On A Genetically Engineered Crop
— Fact Sheet: Genetically Engineered Rice (08/18/06)

U.S. Farmers Widely Adopting Biotech Crops, USDA Reports (U.S. Department of State; 07/20/06)

United States, European Commission Renew Biotech Task Force (July 12, 2006; U.S. Department of State)

U.S., Brazilian Researchers Cited for Food Production Advances (June 19, 2006; U.S. Department of State)

United States, European Commission Renew Biotech Task Force (June 12, 2006; U.S. Department of State)

Africa: Improving Health Through Agriculture, IFPRI Press Briefing (May 2, 2006)

Officials Rebut Fears About U.S. Food Safety as Unscientific (April 19, 2006; U.S. Department of State)

USTR's Chief Agricultural Negotiator Crowder Addresses Agricultural Reporters About WTO Biotech Decision, Other International Trade Issues (Transcript; February 8, 2006)

WTO Upholds U.S. Challenge to European Ban on Biotech Food (February 8, 2006; U.S. Department of State)

World Trade Organization Finds European Union's Moratorium on Agricultural Biotechnology Products Inconsistent With WTO Rules (Statement Issued by U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on Agricultural Biotechnology and the WTO; February 7, 2006)

World Trade Organization Biotech Decision Expected Soon, U.S. Says (January 26, 2006)

New Study: Nutritionally Enhanced Rice Reduces Iron Deficiency, IFPRI Press Briefing (December 2005)

Biotechnology Advances Feeding the Hungry, Preserving Environment (November 10, 2005)

Biotech Products Rigorously Regulated, U.S. Official Says (June 15, 2005)

USDA Issues Two Biotechnology Reports (May 9, 2005)

Johanns Names Biotechnology Advisory Committee Members (May 5, 2005)

U.S. Offers Help to West Africa on Cotton Issues, Official Says (January 13, 2005)

Agriculture Nominee Urged by Senators to End Japan's Beef Ban (January 7, 2005)

New Report Debunks Misconceptions About Biotech Crop Research in Poor Countries, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC (January 6, 2005)

Veneman Marks World Food Day by Pledging Increased Attention to Hunger, Biodiversity, Buffalo, New York (October 16, 2004)

Fruits of Science: Biotech Food for the Hungry, op-ed by Jim Nicholson, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican), International Herald Tribune, October 2–3, 2004

Veneman Announces Norman E. Borlaug International Science and Technology Fellows Program (March 29, 2004)

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick Regarding China's Approval of Final Safety Certificates for Key U.S. Agricultural Products - (February 23, 2004)

U.S. Launches New Biotechnology Regulation Web Site (February 17, 2004)

USDA Announces First Steps To Update Biotechnology Regulations (January 22, 2004)

USDA Announces First Meeting of Biotechnology Advisory Committee (June 3, 2003)

FDA Investigates Improper Disposal Of Bioengineered Pigs (February 5, 2003)

Biotechnology Promises to Boost Poor Countries' Incomes (June 12, 2002, U.S. Department of State)

USAID Announces International Biotech Collaboration (June 12, 2002, U.S. Department of State)

At Food Summit, U.S. Sees Biotech Role in Ending Hunger (June 10, 2002, U.S. Department of State)

Veneman and Zoellick Pleased With Efforts to Keep American Biotech Farm Product Trade Moving (March 7, 2002)

Joint Statement of U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick Regarding China’s Biotechnology Regulations (February 7, 2002)

Veneman Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Ending Hunger at U.N. Food Conference; Urges Continued Development of Biotechnology to Help Reduce Global Malnutrition and Poverty (November 5, 2001, USDA)

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