Bangladesh's ERA Guidelines for GE Crops Finalized
August 27, 2014| |
A workshop to finalize the Guidelines for the Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops was concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 20, 2014. The one day-long stakeholders workshop featured experts Dr. Andrew Roberts (Deputy Director of the Center for Environmental Risk Assessment), Dr. Joseph Huesing (Sr. Biotech Adviser, USAID) and Dr. Imdadul Hoque (country coordinator of ABSP II), who provided insights and led discussions on risk assessment of biotech crops. More than 50 scientists, academicians, policy makers, environmentalists, and nongovernment agencies recommended the approval of the draft Guidelines for Gazzette notification. This will be handled by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF).
For details of the workshop, contact Dr. Khondoker Nasiruddin of Bangladesh BIC at nasirbiotech@yahoo.com.
| |
Biotech Updates is a weekly newsletter of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization. It is distributed for free to over 22,000 subscribers worldwide to inform them about the key developments in biosciences, especially in biotechnology. Your support will help us in our mission to feed the world with knowledge. You can help by donating as little as $10.
-
See more articles:
-
News from Around the World
- New Resource Shows Half of Biotech Crops Research is Independent
- International Consortium Releases Canola Genome Sequence
- Ghanaian Journalists Trained on Effective Biotech Communication
- Scientists Use Big Data in Farming to Beat Drought
- Researchers Find Role of Boron in Growth and Development of Corn
- Agri-biotech Can Boost Philippine Food Exports
- OGTR Receives Application for Biotech Safflower Field Trials
- Bangladesh's ERA Guidelines for GE Crops Finalized
- Asian Countries Prepare for the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) 7
-
Research Highlights
- Cassava Gains Chilling Stress Tolerance Via Chilling Acclimation
-
Beyond Crop Biotech
- Genome-wide Study on Poplars Show Evidence of Genetic Selection
-
From the BICs
- Biotech Crops Adoption Report Launched in Pakistan
-
Announcements
- 12th Annual BIO Asia International Conference
-
Resources
- Biotech Crop Annual Updates
- Biotech Trait Annual Updates
-
Read the latest: - Biotech Updates (April 17, 2024)
- Gene Editing Supplement (April 10, 2024)
- Gene Drive Supplement (February 22, 2023)
-
Subscribe to BU: - Share
- Tweet