NCGC and KBCH Sign MOU for Sharing Information
The National Center for GM Crops (NCGC) of the Rural Development Administration and Korea Biosafety Clearing House (KBCH) of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding for sharing information. The signing was held at the Ramada Plaza, Suwon City, South Korea on April 24, 2012.
In this meeting, participants discussed sustainable developments on status and issues of GM crops. The Korea Biotechnology Information Center (KBIC) of the NCGC and KBCH will plan collaborative activities to discuss ways to commercialize GM crops and change consumer attitudes towards the technology. Other topics to be tackled include information, policy, and communication-related issues on GM crops.
For more informtion about crop biotech in Korea, email Dr. Soo-Chul Park, director of the Korea Biotechnology Information Center, NCGC at rdapark@hanmir.com
This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)
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