4-H ers in Cities Learn and Teach About Biotech
The United Soybean Board project for teens belonging to the 4-H club conducted the second training course of a project called 4-H Teens Teaching Youth Biotechnology Program. The program kicked-off at the beginning of the year when 16 4-H teens from Delaware, Illinois. Indiana, Missouri and Ohio convened in Indianapolis for a 4-day training on biotechnology.
This second batch of trainees is composed of recruits by the teen leaders of the first class of teens. The trainees which now total 80, are taught how to plan and implement biotechnology lessons for elementary and middle-school students. They are now able to reach 400 youths around the five states. Specifically, the program aims to increase knowledge of biotechnology, gain confidence in their ability to communicate about biotechnology, and become more aware of the rapidly expanding career opportunities in biotechnology.
Read the news at http://www.unitedsoybean.org/topics/biotech/hundreds-of-4-hers-in-cities-learn-about-biotech/
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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