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Pollution Threatens One of the World’s Eight Wonders.

Australian Doctors Remove Organs Without Consent.

High Performance Equipment to Enhance Agricultural Research.

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China Bone Marrow Bank Seeks Donors in North East Province.

Japan Implements High Tech Solutions to Complement Medical Services.

The Psycho-Social Impact of Diabetes Mellitus Upon Patients.

Southern India Cities Poised for Fast Biotech Growth.

Medium-Sized Companies Increase Market Share by Pricing Strategy.

India Heads for Neutraceuticals Development.

HIV-2 Resurfaces in Japan.

Tissue-Eating Bacteria Claimed 30 Lives Since 2000.

Tracking Down Foreigners with AIDS.

IANZ Accredits First GM Lab in New Zealand.

Agresearch Participates in Global Bovine Genome Sequence Project.

The article discusses about the National Biotechnology policy and the biotechnology industry in Malaysia. It talks about the incentives and grants that the Malaysian government has for their investors and researchers. It also states the factors why investors should consider Malaysia as a country they can invest in.

This paper deals with conceptual and methodological issues arising in ex post environmental impact assessment of agricultural research. It presents a case study of approaches used (and not used) and challenges associated with the ex post assessment of environmental impacts of research supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The paper illustrates the difficulty of tracking the global effects of agricultural research on natural resources due to a diffused and complex set of decision variables effecting intensification and expansion of land in agriculture, primarily in developing countries. The central point in ex post impact assessment concerns costs and benefits (in terms of relevant budget constraints and time frame for decision) of in-depth empirical versus qualitative analysis. Within this context we conclude that the empirical counterfactual approach ("with" and "without" research) is not an option. As a second best alternative, it is inferred from cases and global statistics that: in specific instances the introduction of high yielding varieties did have unintended impacts on natural resources, in part due to policy distortion and in part due to unforeseen chain reactions in the ecosystems. But on net balance, increased yields attributable to international agricultural research have had positive environmental impacts in the form of net land saving.

Although agricultural production contributed about 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2019, existing agricultural practices are capable of making the sector carbon neutral. Whether American agriculture will ultimately achieve carbon neutrality is ultimately a question of political will, not a scientific one. Given the right policy environment, farms and ranches will be able to cut their emissions and use their land to sequester carbon, while becoming more climate resilient, productive, and profitable…

Rice is the most widely planted crop in Asia and it is the dominant source of calories for Asians living in poverty. Since a majority of the world's poor live in Asia, improving the livelihoods of rice farmers and consumers is therefore critical to global poverty alleviation. Poor farmers need high profits from growing rice, and poor consumers need lower prices so that they can increase the quality and quantity of food consumption and still have money left over for investments in education. Agricultural research is perhaps the most important way to achieve both high profits for farmers and low prices for consumers.

Although some trends in the rice economy give cause for optimism regarding the future path of rice prices, other trends raise concerns that prices will increase in the next 20 years. Uncertainties abound regarding future oil prices, demand for biofuels, water scarcity, climate change, and the pace of slowdowns in population growth and dietary diversification. In the face of such uncertainty, it seems prudent to invest in research for C₄ rice. Without such investments in productivity-enhancing technologies, it is the poor who will suffer the most from adverse shocks that put upward pressure on food prices.

The objective of this study is to examine the relationships between agricultural research, technology and nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), drawing upon a rich and insightful literature. African agriculture has the lowest productivity compared with other regions of the world. Agricultural development has enormous potential to make a significant contribution to reducing malnutrition and associated ill health. An assessment is carried out through a review of a large number of studies. These examined the factors determining adoption of innovative agricultural technology; their benefits and the underlying mechanisms; sustainability of the benefits; empowerment of women farmers and child nutrition; and the prospects of youth employment in agriculture and elsewhere. A case is then made for greater investment in agricultural research.