Mandatory labeling of genetically modified (GM) food products on both sides of the Atlantic has led to reduced choice, higher food industry costs, and elevated consumer prices. This is according to the PG Economics report authored by agricultural economist Graham Brookes. Supporters of mandatory GM food labeling have long argued that the main reason is to inform consumers about what they buy and eat.

Supported by the CGIAR Initiative on Securing the Food Systems of Asian Mega-Deltas for Climate and Livelihood Resilience (AMD) and GIZ-funded Promotion of Sustainable Rice Straw Innovations (PINStraw), the event gathered almost 60 participants representing farmer groups, government agencies, extension offices, research organizations, and academic institutions to enhance their knowledge and awareness on mechanized rice straw composting through demonstration and training.

The study led by a team of researchers from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Fraunhofer Development Center for X-ray Technology (EZRT) demonstrated the potential of X-ray radiography for a rapid and non-destructive determination of key market-related traits from X-ray scans of peanuts while still inside the hull.

The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide is expected to continue to rise precipitously, as the food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ – driven by rising conflict, weather extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the pandemic and the ripple effects of the crisis in Ukraine, a joint UN report released today has found. The ‘Hunger Hotspots – FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity’ report - issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP)

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) used CRISPR to invert and deactivate nine-tenths of a chromosome to prevent genetic exchange. The results of their study are published in Nature Plants. To breed an ideal crop, it must possess traits that make it tasty, high-yielding, and pest and disease-resistant. However, if the genes that confer these traits are far from each other in the chromosome, some favorable traits could be lost during breeding

Experts from KeyGene, Wageningen University & Research, and Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry have developed chicory plants with high levels of costunolide, a plant metabolite with anti-cancer activity. Their findings are reported in Frontiers in Plant Science. Costunolide was first found in Saussurea costus, a wild plant inhabiting the Himalayas, and is now planted in India but in low yields.

During an informal meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers in Prague on September 16, 2022, the main topics were food security and the role of European agriculture and food in sustainable global food production. The Ministers agreed that the EU must now act to maximize sustainable increases in agricultural production and accelerate the use of modern techniques in agriculture.

In official statements released by the government of Indonesia, President Joko Widodo is said to have spoken with Minister Airlangga Hartarto of the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs to encourage farmers to use superior soybean varieties that have been genetically modified (GM) to maintain national food security. The statements come after Indonesia's soybean production continues to decline and the President was said to have given directions to improve the country's situation and become less dependent on imports

The confined field trials of genetically modified (GM) herbicide tolerant cotton and maize in India have been approved by the states of Haryana and Karnataka and by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). Following receipt of the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Governments of Haryana and Karnataka, the GEAC cleared the proposals submitted by Rallis India Limited to conduct BRL-1 (1st and 2nd year)

On September 12, 2022, the United States launched the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative which will harness the investments, program and partnerships to advance research and development in bioengineering and biomanufacturing, and expand and strengthen the country's biomanufacturing capacity and supply chains. The initiative was developed to reinforce biosecurity innovations, and expand workforce training and education programs in the US.