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Plant breeders rejoice at Genetic Technology Bill progress
Legislation to unlock new technologies that can help to boost food production and support farmers to grow more productive crops will return to Parliament today. The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has welcomed this, especially DEFRA’s statement today suggesting that the bill is “paving...- BSPB News
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Plant breeders welcome plant genetics focus in ScotGov Ag Bill consultation, but urge science-based approach on gene editing
Responding to the recent ScotGov consultation on a future Agriculture Bill for Scotland, the British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has welcomed the document’s explicit focus on the importance of conserving plant genetic resources as the basis for the future resilience and sustainability of...- BSPB News
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Genetic Technology Bill must be science-based
The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has raised concerns with MPs that, as currently drafted, the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill currently before Parliament may fail to unlock the investment and advances in plant breeding innovation needed to address urgent food security...- BSPB News
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Gene editing decision ‘most significant for 20 years’
The Government has announced new plans to unlock the power of gene editing to help farmers grow more resilient, nutritious, and productive crops. The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) chief executive Samantha Brooke commented on the Defra announcement saying: “This is the most significant...- BSPB News
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Thoughts about new gene edited wheat trials
The British government has recently granted permission for a series of field trials of gene edited wheat which is designed to slash the risk of cancer. These will be the first ever trials on gene edited wheat in Europe. What are your thoughts on this? Do you see this as a positive step or are...- agrijourno
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BSPB hails EU study as a boost for innovative plant breeding
The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has welcomed today’s publication by the European Commission of a wide-ranging study into the legal status of new precision breeding techniques as an important step towards better regulation of these technologies across Europe. The study concluded...- BSPB News
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New BSPB chief executive urges Peers to back precision breeding amendment in Agriculture Bill
The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) is urging members of the House of Lords to support an amendment to the Agriculture Bill which could give Britain’s scientists and breeders access to the latest gene editing techniques and mark a step change in prospects for crop improvement to support...- BSPB News
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