The International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT) and Biology Fortified have produced a special video tribute to the late Dr. Norman Borlaug, a legendary CIMMYT scientist who developed high-yielding, semi-dwarf wheat that started the Green Revolution which is…
Written by Becca Harrison Editor’s note: This is the final post in a series about Becca’s travels in India. For previous posts in the series, visit My textbooks definitely did not prepare me for this: India 2013, A [real life] picture says…
Written by Becca Harrison Editor’s note: This is a post in a series about Becca’s travels in India. For previous posts in the series, visit My textbooks definitely did not prepare me for this: India 2013, A [real life] picture says a…
Written by Becca Harrison Editor’s note: This is a post in a series about Becca’s travels in India. For previous posts in the series, visit My textbooks definitely did not prepare me for this: India 2013, A [real life] picture says a…
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Written by Becca Harrison Editor’s note: This is a post in a series about Becca’s travels in India. For previous posts in the series, visit My textbooks definitely did not prepare me for this: India 2013 and A [real life] picture says a…
Read More India’s disparity: From the train station to the region’s top vineyard – India Day 3
Written by Becca Harrison Editor's note: This is the second post in a series about Becca's travels in India. For the first post, visit My textbooks definitely did not prepare me for this: India 2013. January 5 Our small group had…
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Written by Becca Harrison As a winter session course in Cornell University's International Agriculture and Rural Development department, I had the opportunity to travel to India during the month of January 2013 to study their agricultural system. My particular group…
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When it comes to public relations, few animals have problems as severe as spiders. There are two kinds of confirmed medically significant species of spider in the US, the widows (genus Latrodectus) and the recluses (genus Loxoceles). Although diagnoses of…
Book available as pdf for free download (see link below) Previous posts at GMO Pundit have covered GM insect protected eggplant being developed as a new crop variety in India. This insect-protected crop, making use of Bt protein trait, could…
A wonderful colorful and readable booklet about the success of Bt cotton in India has been made available from the ISAAA website for India.A sample table from this booklet tells the story of the massive expansion of cotton output over…
Read More The real success story of GM cotton and edible cotton oil in India 2002-2011
