Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
Page 24
Page 25
Page 26
Page 27
Page 28
Page 29
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Page 33
Page 34
Page 35
Page 36
Page 37
Page 38
Page 39
Page 40
Page 41
Page 42
Page 43
Page 44
Page 45
Page 46
Page 47
Page 48
Page 49
Page 50
Page 51
Page 52
EUROPEAN-SEED.COMIEUROPEANSEEDI35MorerecentlywehavehadinitiativesinAricatotryandchangethisorexampletheAllianceoraGreenRevolutioninAricawhichcombinesopportunitiesandscienceoracceleratedplantbreeding.Butiwearetousethesetechniquesweneedcapacity.SimonsnotesthatthereisalotocapacityinAricabutitneedstobedevel-opedandmobilized.RitaMummanassociateproes-soremeritaattheUniversityoIllinoisatUrbana-ChampaignwhoteacheswiththeUniversityoCaliorniaDavisPlantBreedingAcademysaystheprogramwillhelpstudentsdevelopapaperaboutguide-linesorbreedingorphanedcropsthatwouldbesubmittedtoascienticjournal.HowardShapiroromMARsIncorporatedwhichundstheacademyaddsthatonly57plantsintheworldhavebeengeneticallysequenced.Weareaddinganother101andwiththetrainingthebreedershavetheabilitytomakedecisionsaboutplantbreedingquickerwhichwillleadtobetterplantswithamongotherthingsmuchhighernutrientcontentShapirosays.ThisisahugeleaporthediversityandsustainabilityoAricanagricultureandthestartoaverydierentutureorruralandurbanoodconsumptionpatterns.AccordingtotheNewPartnershiporAricasDevelopmentNEPADtherstorphancroptobesequencedwasthebaobaborwondertreewhichcanbedriedtoproduceruitpowder.Ithas10timestheantioxidantleveloorangestwicetheamountocalciumthanspinachthreetimesthevitaminCoorangesandourtimesmorepotassiumthanbanana.The101targetedcropswillgreatlyimprovethedietsoAricaschildrenandhelptoeliminatehungerandmalnutritionwhichcausesstunting.TheAricanPlantBreedingAcademyispartoapublic-privatecollaborationcalledtheAricanOrphanCropConsortiumbetweentheAricanUnionMarsIncorporatedGoogleWorldAgroorestryCentreWorldWildlieFundUniversityoCaliorniaDavisandtheInternationalLivestockResearchInstituteamongotherpartners.STATUSINDIATheForumoFormerViceChancellorsoKarnatakaStateUniversitiesandtheAssociationoBiotechnologyLedEnterprisesAgriculturalGroupreleasedanewbooktitledGMCropsPerceptionversusRealitywrittenbyT.M.ManjunathandK.S.Mohan.Theauthorshavemorethan40yearsoresearchexperienceinplantprotectionandbiotechnologyinboththepublicandprivatesectors.ThebookdiscussescommercialcultivationoGMcropsandstressestheirimportanceineectivepestcontrolandbetterweedmanagementinselectedcropsresultinginincreasedcropproductionandsignicantreductionintheuseopesticides.Thebookaddressescommonpublicperceptionsaroundbiotechnologybypresentingscientiicactsanddataromauthenticandcrediblesources.Theelectronicversionothebookwillbeavailablesoonatwww.agriocus.orgable-ag.STATUSTHAILANDThailandsPrincessMahaChakriSirindhornhasinstructedtheRoyalThaiAirForcetosetupacentretobreedandpreserverareplantsonDoiInthanonNationalParkinChiangMai.TheAirForceChieTreetosSonjaengsaystheprincesshastoldtheairorcetouseareasarounditsairdeensesystemstationandareasneartwopagodasontopothemountaintosetupthebreedingandconservationcentre.Theprincesssaysthecoldclimateonthemountaintopissuitedtogrowwinter-bloomingplantsandtreesTreetossays.DoiInthanonisthecountryshighestpeakinChiangMai.Treetossaystheairorcewillirstexperimentgrowingsakuratreeshopingtheywillproducefowers.HesaysconstructionotheplantbreedingcentreisexpectedtobecompletebyApril2.STATUSCANADAThemembersoPartnersinInnovationapplaudchangestoPlantBreedersRightslegislationoundinBillC-18amovetoamendcertainactsrelatingtoAgricultureandAgri-FoodtheCanadianAgriculturalGrowthActwhichhasreceivedRoyalAssent.Acoalitiono20provincialregionalandnationalorganizationsromallacrossCanadaPartnersinInnovationrepresentsthevastmajorityoarmersinCanadaandalmostallothecropproductionacrossthecountry.CoalitionmembersromcoasttocoastareunitedinsupportoamendmentstoCanadasPlantBreedersRightslegislationoundinBillC18.TheamendmentswillalignPBRwiththe1991ConventionotheInternationalUnionortheProtectionoNewPlantVarietiesoeropportunitiesorincreasedinvestmentanddeliveryonewvarietiesbothromplantbreedersoperatinginandoutsideoCanadaandensurethatarmershaveaccesstonewandimprovedvarietiesdevelopedinCanadaandinternationally.TheseareessentialCSTApresidentDaveBaute.