Agriculture and Food

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.

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.

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.

An education and information initiative for consumers and the media on the subject of crop 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.

A voluntary partnership providing a range of agricultural information and news.

Resource for public debate on plant-made pharmaceuticals and GM foods. Includes news, activities, board membership based at the European Federation of Biotechnology, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Offers access to related resources from Bangalore, India.

Articles on the economics and management, public policy, and private strategies maintained at University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri.

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.