Food Security and Ag-Biotech News, known as FS-AgBiotech News for short, is a free daily e-news service produced by Meridian Institute that covers important global developments regarding the controversy over agricultural biotechnology, with an emphasis on issues relating to agriculture and food security. FS-AgBiotech News provides succinct summaries of pertinent news stories, op-eds, journal articles, and reports on biotechnology, biosafety, agricultural research and development, intellectual property rights, technology transfer, liability and redress, genetic resources, trade, and economic development. FS-AgBiotech News draws information from peer-reviewed journals, international news wires, and publications from industry, government, and NGOs.

FS-AgBiotech News is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and the International Development Research Centre. Meridian views the service as a vital part of its mission to help people make informed decisions. To learn more or to subscribe, visit http://www.merid.org/fs-agbiotech/.