Seed Technology

There is a need for innovation in agriculture. Already, one in six people on our planet goes to bed hungry each night. As the population continues to soar, experts predict food demand will likely double in the next few decades. Compounding this challenge are the limited supplies of resources like water, land and energy that are so important to crop production. Together, advanced seeds and better farm management practices can help growers produce more crops while conserving more natural resources. Researchers in the private and public sectors are developing higher-yielding, more dependable seeds through breeding and biotechnology. Combining these advanced seeds with smarter on-farm practices can provide solutions to the challenges facing agriculture. Explore this month’s spotlight to learn more.

Our Perspective

Adding to the Global Food Supply

Read about biotech's role in increasing food production for the growing global…

Posted about 1 year ago

Managing the Uncontrollable

Farmers in Tennessee credit technology with helping them produce higher corn yields.

Posted about 1 year ago

Biotechnology for Sustainability

Guest contributor Kent J. Bradford discusses how biotech can help agriculture become…

Posted about 1 year ago

Marc Gunther talks with Pamela Ronald, University of California, Davis…

Marc Gunther chats with Pamela Ronald, author, blogger and professor of plant…

Posted about 1 year ago

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Downloads

Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) Brief

Read about this project that's providing "better tools, better harvests,…

Posted about 1 year ago

Sub-Saharan Africa’s Promise is Growing

Marshall Matz, former counsel to the Senate Committee on Agriculture,…

Posted 4 months ago

Biotech Crops: Evidence, Outcomes and Impacts 1996-2007: Focus on Environmental…

Read about the evidence, outcomes and environmental impacts of biotech…

Posted about 1 year ago

Facilitating Conservation Farming Practices and Enhancing Environmental Sustainability

This document from the Conservation Technology Information Center shares how…

Posted over 2 years ago

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Videos

Dr. Clive James on Improving Lives through Technology

Dr. Clive James discusses the benefits that GMO crops have…

Posted about 1 year ago

The Future Prospects of Biotech Crops

This video predicts a cautious but optimistic view of how…

Posted over 2 years ago

Growers on Sustainability

Meet a group of farmers who credit biotech seeds with…

Posted over 2 years ago

Dr. Wayne Parrott on Biotechnology

Dr. Wayne Parrott discusses the increased efficiency in agricultural brought…

Posted over 2 years ago

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