Arctic seed vault to receive rare deposits
Oslo, Norway Reuters A vault built on an Arctic mountainside to preserve the world’s crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes will receive new deposits on Monday, including one from the first organisation that made a withdrawal from the facility. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, on Spitsbergen Island halfway between mainland Norway and the […]
As climate change hits crops, debate heats up over use of plant gene data
Rome, Italy Thomson Reuters Foundation Rich and poor countries are at loggerheads over how to share benefits from genetic plant data that could help breed crops better able to withstand climate change, as negotiations to revise a global treaty are set to resume in Rome on Monday. The little-known agreement is seen as crucial for […]
Wow!: From fake rice to deadly medicine, African firm takes on counterfeiters
LAURIE GOERING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how new technology is helping to detect fake seeds, medicines and other products…