Bangladesh for GM Crop Development to Resist Changing Climate
June 24, 2011| |
The scientific community of Bangladesh has unanimously agreed that the country needs to fill the food gap through biotechnological approaches and introduction of GM crops. Dr. M. Motlubor Rahman, the former Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council declared this in his inaugural speech as the Chief Guest in the national workshop on "Biotechnology for Crop Improvement under Changing Climate" held at Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI), Pabna on 17-18 June 2011.
Twelve scientists and teachers delivered talks on various aspects of biotechnology including the global status of commercial biotech crop cultivation. The workshop was well attended, with around 120 scientists and university teachers. The session was chaired by Dr. Gopal Chandra Paul, Director General of BSRI who emphasized the importance of resistant variety development against red rot disease of sugarcane and other abiotic stresses. Accordingly, a Red Rot Group has been formed to breed a red rot resistant variety of sugarcane using conventional breeding and biotechnology tools.
For more biotech news in Bangladesh, contact Prof. Dr. Khondoker M. Nasiruddin of the Bangladesh Biotechnology Information Center (BdBIC) at nasir@yahoo.com.
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