And herbicide tolerance has made possible a shift to more benign herbicides and to environment-friendly no-till farming.
Although such genetic engineering is essentially an extension, or refinement, of techniques that have been around for centuries, it has led to less use of chemical pesticides, a drop in pesticide poisoning of farmers and their families, more environment-friendly agronomic practices and greater profits for farmers.
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Those very herbicide-resistant plants, now grown on more than 220 million acres annually worldwide, have spurred the adoption of more environment-friendly herbicides and agricultural practices--changes that have markedly reduced soil erosion, the runoff of agricultural chemicals and carbon dioxide emissions, and increased yields.
These companies often need to build factories and buy expensive industrial equipment to produce environment-friendly electricity, gasoline and other types of power.
Mr. Saverin, who hails from a wealthy Brazilian family, has never fully explained why he moved to Singapore in late 2009, but he has mentioned its strategic location and business-friendly environment in his few public appearances.
Most of these new varieties are designed to be resistant to pests and diseases, or to be resistant to herbicides, so that farmers can more effectively control weeds while adopting more environment-friendly no-till farming practices and more benign herbicides.
People moved here because of the schools, the low crime rate, the job opportunities and a business-friendly environment.
His record of building roads, ports, power plants and a generally business-friendly environment in Gujarat appeals to a new middle class that wants its politicians to offer people a hand up, not a handout.
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China's State Council, or cabinet, said in February that the country needed to raise the efficiency of logistics and transport, and highlighted the need to streamline such operations while encouraging the use of more environment-friendly vehicles as well as "green" warehouses and business parks.
Although the announcement Ken Feinberg, the federal pay czar, has made with respect to limiting bonuses will undoubtedly be politically popular, what steps, if any, is the government considering to keep the top talent from leaving the U.S. financial community and moving to a more friendly regulatory environment -- considering a brain drain, in essence?
Japan's increasingly merger-friendly environment, its accounting reforms and banking consolidation may all help.
On the other hand, parents sending their children to day nurseries can expect a child-friendly environment with a good range of equipment and activities, available all year round and geared towards busy parents.
Inspectors said the environment in the hospital was "not dementia-friendly" and that the dignity of patients was not always appropriately maintained.
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The "New Frontier" rooms are stocked with kid-friendly interactive multimedia games that teach about conservation, the environment and life in the modern city.
Bill Ford insists his commitment to the environment hasn't wavered, and he offers as evidence his pet project, an eco-friendly manufacturing plant opening next year in Dearborn.
After easing the user into the new gamepad-friendly environment, the new UI offers three familiar options: Store, Library and Community.
Each season traditionally offers a genre-friendly environment for films to open, with summer being the time of year for blockbuster openings and December offering feel-good fare.
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