b'TOP 10 STORIESYEAROF THEWhile the past year has seemed never-ending, were closing the door on 2022.With that, Seed World takes a look at your favorite stories from the last year basedon our analytics.Alex Martin1.Three Reasons CRISPR Wont Work, 3.Seed World Announces 2022s Top 10 April 2022 Next Generation Leaders, July 2022Our top article of the year was by Hudson RiverEach summer, Seed World puts out a call for Biotechnologys Lotte Westerhof, where shenominations for the Top 10 Next Gen Leaders. debunks the intrigue around CRISPR. ThoughThese leaders are making splashes in the everyone should be excited about CRISPR andindustry and shaping the future direction of the new discoveries and innovations it brings,technology, regulations and more. Leaders theres some challenges facing CRISPR thatwere nominated by their peers, co-workers and need to be tackled, otherwise, CRISPR wontmentors. This year, our Future Leader of the work in the real world. Strides need to be madeSeed Industry was Magan Lewis, who was also to harness its full potentialand is the seedfeatured on our September 2022 cover. sector ready to hurdle the jumps? seedworld.com/seed-world-announces-seedworld.com/three-reasons-crispr-wont- 2022s-top-10-next-generation-leaderswork2.Could a Spanish Study End Public GMO Arguments? March 2022Scientists from Spain released a public analysis to see if there was a better way to convince the public that GM products are not only safe for human and animal consumption, but can bring economic, environmental and health benefits. Though skepticism is still ongoing, the study believes the public is slowly moving towards trusting the science behind GMOs.4.Starting a Seed Company from Scratch, seedworld.com/could-a-spanish-study-end-public-gmo-arguments January 2022 In developing countries, seed choices for farm-ers are limitedwhy? Typically, larger seed companies dont see the economics of selling their varieties there, says Anthony Leddin of Valley Seeds. Rather than seeing developing countries as a hard sell, Leddin says its the perfect opportunity for people passionate about seed to help the sector sow growth in new areas. He has a few key steps on starting a seed business in these areas. seedworld.com/starting-a-seed-company-from-scratch8/ SEEDWORLD.COMDECEMBER 2022'