Media Centre – Agricultural Biotechnology Council

MPs show support for innovation in agriculture and sustainable food production

Parliamentarians and industry experts gathered to discuss decarbonising agriculture and supporting biodiversity in Parliament on Tuesday 10th March.

Global model for post-Brexit food and farming regulation would help UK meet climate challenges

Government urged to liberate innovation from EU and support science-based regulation to help UK food and farming sectors thrive

A third of Brits think insects will form part of future UK diet as food production challenges worsen

32% of British adults believe the consumption of insects will likely become more commonplace, in the wake of challenges in food production

Faces of farming highlight the opportunity for agriculture post-Brexit

Scientists and experts have warned of the “barrier to innovation” facing British farming following the European Court of Justice’s ruling on gene editing

UK urged to ‘bring back’ sound science as the basis for regulating crop genetic innovations post-Brexit

Maintaining strict alignment with current ‘mal-administered’ EU rules risks more trading difficulties and further loss of economic benefits, report warns

Drones to count sheep or gene edit crops: Millennials embrace futuristic farming

Young people are overwhelmingly in favour of using new and disruptive technology to revolutionise farming methods in the UK

Europe risks repeating multi-decade GM crop debate as farm technology advances

New report highlights the importance of GM crops for meeting the challenge of the world’s growing population Europe risks ‘becoming […]