Open Directory - Science: Biology: Biotechnology: Agriculture and Food
See also: - Consumer information, including the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, from the Food Standards Agency, UK. - Resource for herbicide tolerance, disease and insect resistance, other traits and applications, including teachers educational resource and links to programs. Includes news of gene flow, contamination, industry mergers, cost and benefits discussion, maintained by Ecologic Inc, Sandpoint, Idaho. - Umbrella group for the agricultural biotechnology industry in the UK which promotes the role of biotechnology in sustainable agriculture and acts as a source of information about agricultural biotechnology. - Supports the development of expertise in Africa, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and the Philippines in the areas of research, policy development, licensing, and outreach, to help reduce poverty and hunger through agricultural biotechnology. - Scientific aspects related to the biological safety of human activities carried out using pathogenic and/or genetically-modified organisms. Managed by the Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels. - Biotechnology company devoted to the research, development and innovation of a range of biological products of benefit to farmers. Spanish and English. - An education and information initiative for consumers and the media on the subject of crop biotechnology. - CropLife International database of published papers and reviews demonstrating the benefits and safety implications associated with the use of agricultural biotechnology products. - Resource for public debate on plant-made pharmaceuticals and GM foods. Includes news, activities, board membership based at Wageningen, the Netherlands. - Features news articles, current projects, an electronic forum, meeting schedule and a glossary of terms. - Not-for-profit organization supporting and managing large-scale genomics and proteomics research projects in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba for applications which include agriculture, animal and human health. - Resources pertaining to the development, testing and regulatory review of genetically modified plants, animals and microorganisms, to support the responsible use of products. Primarily within the USA, maintained at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. - Not-for-profit consortium of agricultural research and teaching governmental agencies, institutions, universities in the USA. Sponsors meetings and forums to discuss issues, including the environment. Includes goals and contacts in Ithaca, New York. - Promoting interaction between industry and the research and educational resources, in aspects such as plant breeding, genomics and regulating transgenic crops, at the University of California, Davis. - A voluntary partnership providing a range of agricultural information and news. - One of three Federal Agencies, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), primarily responsible for regulating biotechnology in the USA.
