Sentences with phrase «many field trials»

The money will be used for product development and field trials to shrink down the technology to chip size so it works in mobile phones and Wi - Fi devices.

What if the highly artificial scenarios used for the lab tests turn out to be validated by field trials?

We are elated with the Court of Appeals» decision to stop field trials of Bt - talong.

The global scientific community has condemned the wanton destruction of these field trials, gathering thousands of supporting signatures in a matter of days.

Over the next four years, Rodale Institute will conduct a research project on Industrial Hemp through two field trials, a Variety Trial and Weed Suppression Trial, and one greenhouse study.

By Mary Edmonds, Rodale Institute Seasonal Research Technician Rodale Institute is currently in the second year of a series of field trials investigating organic weed management using cover crops.

Following MWC, G World and Thinfilm will execute a live field trial in collaboration with Ferngrove Wine Group, a Chinese - owned, Western Australia premium wine company.

Improved postharvest practices: A recent research study undertaken by WFLO with funding by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides an great assortment of data on the results of 12 past projects, postharvest losses % for 26 crops, a description of the value chain for 30 crops in 4 countries (Rwanda, Benin, Ghana and India) and 21 field trials of postharvest technologies suitable for helping small farmers reduce losses and improve their incomes.

Medina stressed that with recent ruling on Bt eggplant and the evidences on the experience of GM corn farmers, it is but fitting that the commercialization of GM corn, the continued field trials of Golden Rice and the importation of other GMOs be stopped.

The uprooting of the Golden Rice field trial by more than 400 farmers and sectoral groups last 2013 proved to be just, given the dangerous nature of the said product» said Panerio.

«Further, while previous publications identified beta - carotene as having a percentage of around 80 percent of the total carotenoids, the rice in the field trials only reached 59 percent» the report said.

After the intense opposition from various farmers and consumers groups, including the uprooting of the clandestine field trial in Camarines Sur, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) postponed the commercialization, citing the failure of Golden Rice to produce better yields.

While the SC said that the Bt talong proponents neither went beyond the field - testing phase nor distributed the product commercially, MASIPAG is firm that the proponents will push for another round of Bt talong field trials and commercialization in the future.

Last April, applications for field trials and direct use for food, feed and processing (FFP) has been filed anew at the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI).

Last August 29, however, an article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer was published claiming that the applications for the field trials and direct use for food, feed and processing have been «secured.»

«We only hope that other legislators will also see the light and take part in protecting our rice and food security by scrutinizing the Golden Rice technology and its planned field trials and commercialization.»

In 2013, more than 400 farmers, consumers, youth and other sectors uprooted the clandestine field trial in Pili, Camarines Sur.

The appellate court granted the Writ of Kalikasan and ordered for the permanent stopping of Bt - talong field trials in the country.

«Research - based field trials and knowledge transfer are essential to enhance the transition to a more sustainable coffee future.

Nor does it stop them from destroying field trials designed to address questions around environmental impact, performance, and effectiveness as a human food.

The editorial expresses outrage at the recent destruction of our Golden Rice field trial in the Philippines by vandals.

The Department of Agriculture — Regional Field Unit 5 (DA - RFU 5) together with the DA - Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) have completed two seasons of multi-location field trials of Golden Rice in Camarines Sur - a province in the Philippines.

In the province of Camarines Sur, the field trials were conducted over two seasons on two sites in 2012.

These field trials form part of the Golden Rice project that the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is working on together with other leading nutrition and agricultural research organizations to develop and evaluate Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines.

Data about Golden Rice collected from these field trials is being compiled and will eventually be submitted to DA - BPI who will evaluate the data as part of their biosafety regulatory process.

The Philippine Rice Research Institute, in partnership with the International Rice Research Institute and other partners, have recently finished two seasons of field trials in the Philippines, but this doesn't mean that Golden Rice is now ready for planting by farmers.

Today the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines issued a statement regarding the recent vandalism of the Golden Rice field trial in the Philippines.

Dr. Bruce Tolentino makes a statement that Golden Rice research to improve nutrition will continue despite field trial vandalism.

«Earlier today one of our Golden Rice field trials located in the Bicol region of the Philippines was vandalized.

Despite vandalism in one of the five multilocation field trials in August this year, data are being readied for submission to government regulators who will review Golden Rice against international standards for biosafety, according to Antonio Alfonso, coordinator of the biotechnology program of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) and leader of the Golden Rice project at the DA - Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA - PhilRice).

The field trials were permitted by and followed the safety standards of the DA - Bureau of Plant Industry (DA - BPI), the national regulatory authority in the Philippines for biotechnology research and development.

In addition, all Golden Rice field trials in the Philippines are conducted under permits issued by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture (DA - BPI), the national regulatory authority in the Philippines for crop biotechnology R&D, after they established that the trials will pose no significant risks to human health and the environment.

If you care to look closer, you can see the Golden Rice field trial approvals: Golden Rice is on page 5 and 6 under the Philippine Rice Research Institute.

The field trials were permitted by the Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry (DA - BPI), the national regulatory authority in the Philippines for crop biotechnology research and development, after establishing that the trials will pose no significant risks to human health and environment.

Golden Rice field trials are being conducted in the Philippines by PhilRice and IRRI.

Thus far, no adverse environmental effects have been reported on the nine completed field trials.

However, we would like to join the ranks of people, including the more than 6,000 supporters who have signed the petition to stop the destruction of field trials of GM crops, in calling for anti-GM activists and other concerned citizens to not take action that could delay the assessment and ongoing research of Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency and reduce the damage it can do to the precious vision and eyes of children.

And in the province of Isabela, a one - season field trial was completed.

For example, two years ago, when we first began identifying potential sites around the Philippines for our multi-location field trials of Golden Rice varieties, one of our considerations was that the local government units and other community leaders should be well - informed and interested in the project and willing to support the conduct of the trials.

The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry (DA - BPI) strictly monitors field trials, coordinates evaluation of biosafety information, and approves GM crops if appropriate.

We are really disappointed that our Golden Rice field trial was vandalized, but it is just one trial and we will continue our Golden Rice research to improve human nutrition.»

The decisive actions of the local Institutional Biosafety Committee of the Golden Rice field trial Bicol led by Dr. Evangeline de la Trinidad was also very critical in properly managing the aftermath of this unfortunate incident.

A third season of multi-location field trials has been completed in the Philippines as part of research to ensure its safety and effectiveness.

«Golden Rice field trials are part of our work to see if Golden Rice can be a safe and effective way to reduce vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines — to reduce malnutrition,» said Dr. Bruce Tolentino, deputy director general of communications and partnerships at IRRI.

Additional research including further field trials will produce information that will be used by the Department of Agriculture to assess the safety of Golden Rice.

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Part 2: Field Trial Results and Identification of Research Needs for Selected Crops.

Autor said that the field trials would only put the Filipino's health and the environment at risk.

Golden Rice field trials also puts our traditional and native rice varieties at risk of contamination.

Last May, the Court of Appeals ruled against the field testing of another GMO, the Bt (Bacillus thurngiensis) eggplant, saying that the field trial violates the basic constitutional right of Filipinos to health and a balanced and healthy ecology.