Agriculture Vice Minister Says Government to Support Biotech
July 22, 2011| |
"Indonesia should not shut its door to biotechnology. Rather, the country should take advantage of the technology's potential to address three major concerns: food security, climate uncertainty, and need to increase farmers' income." These thoughts were forwarded by Indonesian Agriculture Vice Minister Bayu Krisnamurthi during his keynote address at the 'Status, Impacts and Future Prospects of Agri-biotechnology in a Changing Climate: A Regional Workshop for Media Practitioners' in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 20, 2011.
The Vice Minister added that "we must look at the developments and successes experienced by other developing countries such as China, India, and the Philippines and build on partnerships to maximize the use of biotechnology." He said that Indonesia will strive to have a strategic plan to develop biotechnology before the year ends.
Media practitioners from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Korea, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam were updated on issues and concerns on biotechnology, and the communication scenario necessary for the field to thrive. The workshop was organized by SEAMEO Southeast Asian Regional Center on Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, SEAMEO Regional Center for Tropical Biology, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications, Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II and Indonesian Biotechnology Information Center.
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