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March 11, 2011

2011.03.11

FAS/Seoul Monitoring of Media Reporting on Agricultural Issues

Today's Date: March Friday 11, 2011

For Coverage: March 10 - 11, 2011

1. GRAIN & OILSEED ISSUES

New Rice and Wheat that are Resistant to Drought-Flood-Frost will be Available Soon … Plant Biotech Research Helps Overcome Global Food Shortage [Korean, OSY]

http://news.donga.com/It/New/3/08/20110311/35480196/1

Summary: There are growing worries around the world for food shortage. Grain production is not keeping up with population growth partly due to climate change and disruption of environment due to pollution. Biotech researchers around the world, including many local institutes, are working hard to come up with solutions to deal with the rising risk. In particular, genetic tools are likely to be the key solution. Researchers have identified many genes that allow plant to grow under extreme climate conditions such as drought, flood, and frost.

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