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    Scotland to ban growing of genetically modified crops

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    LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's devolved government said on Sunday it intended to ban the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops on its territory to protect its "clean and green brand" and because there was little evidence that Scottish consumers wanted GM products.

    Widely grown in the Americas and Asia, GM crops have divided opinion in Europe, with some green groups saying they are worried about their environmental impact. They have also questioned whether they are healthy for humans. Producers say research shows the crops are safe.

    Richard Lochhead, the Scottish government's minister for the environment, food and rural affairs, said on Sunday he planned to take advantage of new European Union rules allowing countries to opt out of growing EU-authorized GM crops.
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    Does Scotland allow F1 hybrids?

    I assume they do but the story does not say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mac-7 View Post
    Does Scotland allow F1 hybrids?

    I assume they do but the story does not say.
    Probably. Selective breeding is not the same as GMOs.
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    Global warming killin' crops...

    New crop varieties 'can't keep up with global warming'
    Tue, 21 Jun 2016 - Temperatures around the world are rising faster than scientists can develop varieties that can cope with a warmer world, according to a new study.
    Crops yields around the world could fall within a decade unless action is taken to speed up the introduction of new varieties. A study says temperatures are rising faster than the development of crop varieties that can cope with a warmer world. In Africa, researchers found that it can take 10-30 years before farmers can grow a new breed of maize. By the time these new crops are planted, they face a warmer environment than they were developed in. The scientists behind the study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, looked closely at the impact of temperature rises on crop duration - that's the length of time between planting and harvesting. They found that in a warmer world durations will be shorter meaning these varieties will have less time to accumulate biomass and yields could be affected.

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    In their paper, the researchers write that crop duration will become significantly shorter as early as 2018 in some regions but by 2031, the majority of maize-growing areas of Africa will be affected. "The actual changes in yield may be different but this effect is there, the impact of this change in duration will occur unless breeding changes," said lead author Prof Andy Challinor from the University of Leeds. "The durations will be shorter than what they were bred for - by the time they are in the field they are, in terms of temperature, out of date." New varieties of maize need between 10-30 years of development before they are ready to be grown by farmers.


    The scientists say the lag is down to a combination of factors including the limited number of crops you can grow in a season, the need for government approved testing and there are also a number of problems of access to markets that can increase the time it takes before the farmers have the new seeds to plant. Increasing the speed of development is important but according to Prof Challinor, so is making smarter assumptions about future conditions. "We can use the climate models to tell us what the temperatures are going to be," he told BBC News, "We can then put those temperature elevations into the greenhouses and then we can breed the crops at those temperatures. People are beginning to do this, but this paper provides the hard evidence of the necessity of it."

    Researchers are also working on the impact of heat stress on crops at sites in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ethiopia. Data from these trials is being used to identify species that could cope with warmer conditions. But would the use of genetic modification (GM) help speed up this type of work? "GM does some things faster, so you would get a new variety of crop faster," said Prof Challinor. "But it doesn't get you out of the testing requirement in fact the testing may in fact be greater and it doesn't help it all with farmers accessing seeds and markets - the problem will remain even for a magic GM crop."

    Better techniques and more money for research are the keys according to others in this field, familiar with the study. "Investment in agricultural research to develop and disseminate new seed technologies is one of the best investments we can make for climate adaptation," said Dr Andy Jarvis, from the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, "Climate funds could be used to help the world's farmers stay several steps ahead of climate change, with major benefits for global food security." The researchers believe that the study also has implications beyond Africa, especially in the maize growing regions of the tropics.

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    Good on Scotland

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    Quote Originally Posted by waltky View Post
    Global warming killin' crops...

    New crop varieties 'can't keep up with global warming'
    Tue, 21 Jun 2016 - Temperatures around the world are rising faster than scientists can develop varieties that can cope with a warmer world, according to a new study.
    That report is crapola.

    Just liberal fear mongering with no relation to reality.

    Warming cooling along woth droughts ate natural.

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    Some arid places do well with the GMO varieties of crops- places where other crops won't grow. It is good for the soil to help with erosion.
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    Maize Seeds Resistant to Heat, Drought could help solve hunger problems... Zimbabwean Scientists Unveil Maize Seeds Resistant to Heat, Drought October 25, 2016 — Scientists in Zimbabwe say they have developed new heat- and drought-tolerant varieties of maize that may be ready for sale ahead of the next planting season.
    The seeds from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center were developed to combat drought-induced food insecurity that has affected millions in southern Africa over the past year. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center — better known by its Spanish acronym CIMMYT — says the new varieties could play a significant role in reducing the problem of food insecurity in Zimbabwe and other parts of Africa. Cosmos Magorokosho is a senior scientist with CIMMYT responsible for coming up with climate-resilient maize strains. "I call them a game-changer, because farmers will be able to get some food security if they are able to adapt these varieties," said Magorokosho. "Food security in Africa will be partly addressed through these varieties, because in Africa, maize is life. A lot of seed companies in southern Africa, east Africa [and] north Africa have shown keen interest in adopting these hybrids because they know that they will be working in their environments."
    New experimental hybrid maize on display at a maize field in Harare, Zimbabwe, Oct. 24, 2016. Scientists in Zimbabwe say they have developed new heat- and drought-tolerant varieties of maize that may be ready for sale ahead of the next planting season.
    He said farmers in Algeria, South Africa, Egypt, Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania and South Africa, along with Zimbabwe, have shown interest in the new maize varieties CIMMYT developed with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Early this year, Zimbabwe declared a national disaster after about a third of its 13 million people struggled with food shortages, caused by El Nino-induced drought. The CIMMYT official said the effects of that drought could have been mitigated had the heat- and drought-tolerant maize varieties been on the commercial market. Apollonia Marutsvaka from Zaka district — one of the driest regions in Zimbabwe — planted one of the new seeds from CIMMYT last season. “There is real hunger here this year," said Marutsvaka. "I am just lucky that I replanted the demo seed [from CIMMYT] after the first crop failed. Compared to other conventional seeds, the demo seed sustained the heat and dry conditions we experienced. Despite the heat and dryness, I got something, and I will only run out of food around February.” Marutsvaka's neighbor, Amon Makonese, 66, also managed to harvest enough to look after his family after planting the new seeds. "It is a good seed because it is drought-resistant. The only thing is that it is not in the market. We look for it, and we do not get it when we want it. It should be put in the shops where we buy other seeds," said Makonese. "We end up buying other varieties because we do not find this variety in the shops." That is not good news, given that Zimbabwe’s next growing season is expected to begin soon. Zimbabwe Super Seeds — one of the companies distributing the new varieties — said it is working to meet farmers' demands. http://www.voanews.com/a/zimbabwean-...s/3565559.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Obvious View Post
    Good for Scotland. Our states should start doing the same

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    Quote Originally Posted by waltky View Post
    Maize Seeds Resistant to Heat, Drought could help solve hunger problems... Zimbabwean Scientists Unveil Maize Seeds Resistant to Heat, Drought October 25, 2016 — Scientists in Zimbabwe say they have developed new heat- and drought-tolerant varieties of maize that may be ready for sale ahead of the next planting season.
    Or they could return to native plants and grains that the natives used ten thousand years ago. Genetically modified by nature, instead of Monsanto's vision where the world survives on corn and corn fed animals.

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