Food Science

Top UK scientist pushes for GM crops (Financial Times)

7 Jul 2008

Genetically modified crops hold the key to solving the food price crisis, the government’s former chief scientific adviser has said.

ASEAN Science and Technology Week (Manila Bulletin)

6 Jul 2008

THE Philippines, through the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), is hosting the 8th ASEAN Science and Technology Week (ASTW) celebration on July 7-11, 2008. The event coincides with the 50th anniversary of DoST and the annual celebration of National Science and Technology Week (NSTW). This year’s NSTW theme is "Making Science Work for You."

New method could help planners predict food shortages (New Kerala)

6 Jul 2008

Washington, July 6 : Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the US are working on a method that could help government planners and relief agencies better prepare for future shortages by predicting the variability of food supplies for specific nations or regions.