Biotech Updates

Workshop on Low Cost Gene Technologies Held in India

May 11, 2007

High cost of the molecular technologies has been a concern particularly for developing countries, restricting the application of these powerful tools by only a few of their NARS. The Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology (APCoAB), in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Generation Challenge Program, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), and the Barwale Foundation held a workshop on “Low-cost gene-based technologies for MAS application in rice and maize”. The event, held in Jalna, Maharashtra, India in April aimed to update the scientists from NARS of the developing countries on new low-cost technologies for molecular aided selection.

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