Publications, News and Speeches

Publications

Agricultural Biotechnology for Development (U.S. Agency for International Development; June 2008)

USDA Biotechnology Report (08/30/06)

Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. (USDA/Economic Research Service, 07/14/06)

Report of the Thirty-Fourth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling, Ottawa, Canada, May 1–5, 2006

The Role of Biotechnology in Exploring and Protecting Agricultural Genetic Resources, edited by J. Ruane and A. Sonnino, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006

The First Decade of Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States, by Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo and Margriet Caswell, with contributions from Lorraine Mitchell, Elise Golan, and Fred Kuchler, USDA/Economic Research Service, Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-11), April 2006

Biotechnology Regulatory Contacts in OECD Member Countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), March 29, 2006

Report of the Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Curitiba, Brazil, March 20–31, 2006

Report of the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving As the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Curitiba, Brazil, March 13–17, 2006

Agriculture and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, by Mark W. Rosegrant, Claudia Ringler, Todd Benson, Xinshen Diao, Danielle Resnick, James Thurlow, Maximo Torero, and David Orden, The World Bank (Agriculture & Rural Development Department), 2006.

Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Food Security in Southern Africa, edited by Steven Were Omamo and Klaus von Grebmer, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2005

Iron-Biofortified Rice Improves the Iron Stores of Nonanemic Filipino Women, by Jere D. Haas, John L. Beard, Laura E. Murray-Kolb, Angelita M. del Mundo, Angelina Felix, and Glenn B. Gregorio, Journal of Nutrition (December 2005), pp. 2823-2830

The Promise of Biotechnology, U.S. Department of State, Economic Perspectives (electronic journal), October 2005

Global Traceability and Labeling Requirements for Agricultural Biotechnology-Derived Products: Impacts and Implications for the United States (.pdf; .doc), consensus report by USDA's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21), May 9, 2005

Global Traceability and Labeling Requirements for Agricultural Biotechnology-Derived Products: Preparing for the Future (.pdf; .doc), consensus report by USDA's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21), May 9, 2005

Agriculture Nominee Urged by Senators to End Japan's Beef Ban (Secretary Designate Michael Johanns Before Senate Agriculture Committee, January 6, 2005), U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs, January 7, 2005

Biotech Crop Research in Developing Countries, materials (fact sheets, tables, and graphs) from press briefing sponsored by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC, January 6, 2005

Poorer Nations Turn to Publicly Developed GM Crops, by Joel I. Cohen, Nature Biotechnology, January 2005 (pp. 27-33)

U.K. Study Finds Benefits in Biotech Crops, USDA Reports, U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs, December 2004

ARS Leads in Assessing Risk in Transgenics, USDA/Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Research, September 2004

Genetically Engineered Crop Varieties Gain Further Acreage Share in 2004, USDA/Economic Research Service, Amber Waves, September 2004

Feeding a Hungry World: The Moral Imperative of Biotechnology, U.S. Embassy to the Holy See (in cooperation with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences), September 24, 2004

The State of Food and Agriculture 2003–2004, Agricultural Biotechnology: Meeting the needs of the poor?, United Nation's Food and Agricultural Organization

Consumers and the Future of Biotech Foods in the United States, USDA/Economic Research Service, Amber Waves, November 2003.

Size and Distribution of Market Benefits From Adopting Biotech Crops, USDA/Economic Research Service, Technical Bulletin No. (TB1906), November 2003

Agricultural Biotechnology, U.S. Department of State, Economic Perspectives (electronic journal), September 2003

Fact Sheet: Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, July 2003

Which Road Do We Take? Harnessing Genetic Resources and Making Use of Life Sciences, a New Contract for Sustainable Agriculture, by Louise O. Fresco, Assistant Director General, Agriculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), presented during the EU Discussion Forum “Towards Sustainable Agriculture for Developing Countries: Options from Life Sciences and Biotechnologies,” Brussels, Belgium, January 30–31, 2003

Mexico: Strongly Contemplating Biotech Crops, from "Mexico: Agricultural Situation Weekly Highlights & Hot Bites, Issue #2" (GAIN Report #MX3008, January 15, 2003)

A Role for Technology in 21st Century Agriculture, USDA/Economic Research Service, Agricultural Outlook, October 2002

Genetically Engineered Crops: U.S. Adoption and Impacts, USDA/Economic Research Service, Agricultural Outlook, September 2002

Adoption of Bioengineered Crops, USDA/Economic Research Service, May 2002

Agricultural Biotechnology Assistance with a Global Reach, AgExporter magazine, February 2002

London Conference Discusses the Future of Biotechnology in Agriculture, AgExporter magazine, November 2001

FDA To Strengthen Pre-Market Review of Bioengineered Foods, HHS News, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, May 3, 2000

Biotechnology: Implications for U.S. Corn and Soybean Trade, USDA/Economic Research Service, Agricultural Outlook, April 2000

Biotechnology: U.S. Grain Handlers Look Ahead, USDA/Economic Research Service, Agricultural Outlook, April 2000

Biotechnology: Food Security and Safety, Economic Perspectives, October 1999

Regulatory Issues In Agricultural Biotechnology, FDA Veterinarian, January/February 1997

Food Safety: Regulating Plant Agricultural Biotechnology in the United States, U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs

Prospective Plantings, USDA/National Agricultural Statistics Service

 

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