The EU's moratorium on new licenses has come under severe pressure from Washington, which is keen on
the use of agricultural biotechnology.
Not exact matches
Environment minister Phil Woolas held talks with the
Agricultural Biotechnology Council last night, a group which encourages the use of biotechnology in agriculture and spearheaded by controversial company Monsanto, one of the main G
Biotechnology Council last night, a group which encourages the
use of biotechnology in agriculture and spearheaded by controversial company Monsanto, one of the main G
biotechnology in agriculture and spearheaded by controversial company Monsanto, one
of the main GM businesses.
The principal differences between organic farming and conventional farming are the former's extensive restriction
of the
use of artificial pesticides, fertilisers and other agro-chemicals; its hostility to the
agricultural application
of biotechnology; its rejection
of the routine
use of pharmaceuticals on livestock; its attention to animal welfare; and its focus on crop rotation, soil quality and maintaining biological diversity as alternatives to chemicals.
My colleagues and I continually ask these types
of questions while working in the field
of agricultural biotechnology, and we are
using the tools
of modern biology to find the solutions.
«We are excited to continue to advance the
use of the technology in promising areas in the therapeutic space, research
use,
agricultural biotechnology and industry
biotechnology through collaborations with established market leaders.»
The same advantages that drive our pharmaceutical opportunities also apply to our non-pharmaceutical products, which include topical ingredients that are delivering innovation and value for personal care producers, nutritional oils (omega fatty acids) for
use in a variety
of consumer goods, and applications for
agricultural biotechnology.
Agricultural biotechnology, as
used here, relates more specifically to the production
of agriculturally useful products from plants including products for animal health and food manufacturing.
The new journal BAB is devoted to all areas
of biocatalysis and
agricultural biotechnology in which biological systems are developed and / or
used for the provision
of commercial goods or services.