Electronic Newsletters and Journals
At present, it is estimated that over 200 million people are online in the 'IT' global village. This is revolutionizing how information can be packaged and disseminated to reach larger audience. Major newspapers and publishing houses are already exploiting the technology. In the meantime the number of newsletters and scientific journals online is increasing by day. The following are few agricultural or seed related newsletters on the web:

Agriculture
ILEIA Newsletter: http://www.oneworld.org/ileia
New Agriculturist: http://www.new-agri.co.uk/

Seed Related Newsletters
Asia Seed and Planting Material: http://www.apsaseed.com
Genesis: http://www.argenseeds.com.ar
Germination: http://www.germination.ca/
Seed & Crops: http://www.agbusiness.com
Seed News: http://www.seednews.inf.br (Spanish)
Seed Today: http://www.seedtoday.com
Seed World: http://www.seedworld.com
The Seed News: http://www.seednews.itgo.com
The Seed Technologist Newsletter: http://www.seedtechnology.net

Seed Related Organizations/Associations
Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA): http://www.aosaseed.com
Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA): http://www.aosca.crg
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO): http://www.fao.org
International Seed Trade Federation (FIS): http://www.worldseed.org
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA): http://www.seedtest.org
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): http://www.oecd.org
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV): http://www.upov.int
International Society of Seed Technologists (ISST): http://www.seedtest.org
Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST): http://www.seedtechnology.net
Enjoy your surfing, but beware of the copyrights and other legal user obligations.

Discussion Paper on Genetically Modified Crops
Despite Africa's apparent need for new food production technologies to solve problems with pests and disease, the genetically modified (GM) crop revolution has yet to spread there in any significant way. This slow spread stems, in part, from the governments' policies, especially biosafety regulations. In a just published discussion paper entitled, 'Governing the GM Crop Revolution: Policy Choices for Developing Countries', Robert L. Paarlberg examines policy choices toward GM crop in several countries, including some in Africa. For the full paper or a brief, go to www.ifpri.org.

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