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Don Ort, professor of plant physiology, Crop Sciences; and Steve Long, deputy director EBI, Institute for Genomic Biology;.professor, Crop Sciences; and.professor, Institute for Genomic Biology
Irrigation lines snake through the 2016 RIPE Field Trials where scientists evaluated plants engineered to make better use of the limited sunlight available when leaves are shaded. They found modified plants were about 20% more productive compared to unmodified plants. Image credit: Claire Benjamin/University of Illinois
Team members of the RIPE project transplanting seedlings for the 2016 field trials. RIPE is engineering crops that more efficiently turn the sun's energy into food. This project could increase yields by as much as 60% to help smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia feed their communities and provide for their families.
Rund 20.000 Menschen gingen in der Berliner Innenstadt auf die Straße, um unter dem Motto "Wir habene s satt" für eine Kehrtwende in der Agrarpolitik zu demonstrieren. Auf dem jährlich stattfindenden Demonstrationszug wurde neben der Stärkung der biologischen Landwirtschaft und eine Abkehr von Massentierhaltung vor allem auch der Verzicht auf Gentechnik und die Ablehnung der Freihandelsabkommen TTIP und CETA gefordert.