In this story, Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, recognizing the chaos that food insecurity is having with nations across the globe, pledges $47 million (AUD) in new initiatives for overcoming food shortages in developing nations.
The German chemical company, BASF has applied for EU approval to produce and distribute a GMO potato, Fortuna. It is the second GMO potato for BASF, the first being called Amflora. Fortuna was designed to resist late blight, the world’s most damaging potato disease.
November 21st, 2011 → 3:10 pm
[...] 31 October 2011: BASF applies for EU approval for Fortuna GM potato [...]