Tag: biotechnology

• Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 08:56 UTC

  Russia and Argentina sign fisheries conservation cooperation accord

  

  Argentina and Russia signed on Friday a fisheries and aquaculture cooperation agreement including elaboration of projects for the conservation and sustainable management of resources, as well certifying export fishing plants.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Mercosur members adhere to WTO Precision Biotechnology applied to agriculture

  

  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the United States has joined with 12 other nations, (including Mercosur founding members) to support policies that enable agricultural innovation, including genome editing. The International Statement on Agricultural Applications of Precision Biotechnology was released in Geneva at the World Trade Organization Committee on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.

• Friday, February 23rd 2018 - 09:13 UTC

  Argentine farmers agree to pay royalties to seed companies like Monsanto

  

  Argentine farmers have agreed to pay perpetual royalties when they replant genetically modified seeds made by companies like Monsanto Co, a deal that could allow farmers access to the newest biotechnology.