Bangladesh Science and Agriculture Ministers Call for Biotech Adoption
April 12, 2007| |
Government officials in Bangladesh led by Mr Tapan Chowdhury, Advisor (Minister), Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Dr C S Karim, Advisor (Minister), Ministry of Agriculture called on the adoption of biotechnology during a conference in Dhaka on “Promotion of Biotechnology in Bangladesh: National and International Perspectives”.
Partnerships among various public and private sectors were deemed important to make biotechnology a profitable venture to address the country’s requirements in agriculture, industry, and medicine.
Email Dr. K M Nasiruddin of the Bangladesh Biotechnology Information Center at nasirbiotech@yahoo.com for more information on the conference.
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