The joint collaboration has focused on identifying novel sources of genetic resistance to Asian soybean rust (ASR), the leading cause of crop losses in Brazil and many other soy-producing countries. The collaboration included partners at The Sainsbury Laboratory (Norwich, UK) and the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (Minas Gerais, Brazil).

Guidelines from a multi-day discussion about the challenges and opportunities for agbiotech crops in developing countries were published last week as a white paper in Nature Plants. The discussion was convened in September, 2022, at the Banbury Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, an internationally-recognized center for fostering deep consideration of science and policy topics among global experts.