A controversial report claims that traits introduced to food crops by genetic engineering (GE) have had, at best, a minor impact on yield. The report, Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance ...

Over the next several weeks, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the June Agricultural Survey ...

Germany, home to seed giants Bayer and BASF, imports GM soy. But domestic opposition to biotech crops is strong enough that these companies conduct their crop research abroad. Australia grows and ...

India needs to develop its biotechnology capacity for crops like soybean as it has done for rice ...

Because of their efficacy and safety, Bt crops are grown in dozens of countries on more than a quarter billion acres each year. In the United States in 2024, Bt varieties accounted for 86% of the ...

The genetic modification of crop DNA to achieve desirable traits is a common application of biotechnology. Crops developed through genetic alteration are resistant to insects, herbicides, and viruses.

Dublin, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Plant Biotechnology Market by Product Type (Crop Protection & Nutrition Solution Products, Biotech Seed & Traits, Synthetic Biology Enabled Products ...