The document discusses several topics related to agriculture including:
1. A conference held by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) from November 16-18, 2009 discussing issues like ensuring food security for 2050 with 70% more food needed.
2. Scientists Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider, and Jack Szostak winning the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
3. A report by the International Food Policy Research Institute discussing the impact of climate change on agriculture and costs of adaptation that could reach $100 billion per year by 2050.
This document discusses several topics related to agriculture and food organizations:
- FAO reported that world food production increased by over 14% in 2008, with developing countries accounting for over 28% of the growth.
- The DOE JGI sequenced the soybean genome, which is composed of over 70% repetitive DNA.
- In 2008, Kenya held a conference on GMOs where William Ruto argued they could help ensure food security, while James Orengo expressed concerns about their safety.
The document discusses several topics related to agriculture including:
1. A conference held by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) from November 16-18, 2009 discussing issues like ensuring food security for 2050 with 70% more food needed.
2. Scientists Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider, and Jack Szostak winning the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
3. A report by the International Food Policy Research Institute discussing the impact of climate change on agriculture and costs of adaptation that could reach $100 billion per year by 2050.
This document discusses several topics related to agriculture and food organizations:
- FAO reported that world food production increased by over 14% in 2008, with developing countries accounting for over 28% of the growth.
- The DOE JGI sequenced the soybean genome, which is composed of over 70% repetitive DNA.
- In 2008, Kenya held a conference on GMOs where William Ruto argued they could help ensure food security, while James Orengo expressed concerns about their safety.
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2. Several mathematical formulas and coding symbols are included, relating to the website's structure and programming.
3. The writing also references accessing the site, registering an account, and posting on forums.
This document discusses various topics related to agriculture and biotechnology. It mentions ISAAA providing editorial services for an agricultural biotechnology weekly newsletter in Chinese. It also mentions organizations like FAO, IRRI, Bayer, APHIS, and conferences like the UNFCCC COP-15. Various articles and studies on topics like agricultural outlook, drought resistant rice, and insect resistant crops are referenced.
1. The document discusses a website called zycnzj.com and provides some technical details about the site.
2. Several mathematical formulas and coding symbols are included, relating to the website's structure and programming.
3. The writing also references accessing the site, registering an account, and posting on forums.
This document discusses various topics related to agriculture and biotechnology. It mentions ISAAA providing editorial services for an agricultural biotechnology weekly newsletter in Chinese. It also mentions organizations like FAO, IRRI, Bayer, APHIS, and conferences like the UNFCCC COP-15. Various articles and studies on topics like agricultural outlook, drought resistant rice, and insect resistant crops are referenced.
