Seminar on "Future of Agriculture: The Biotechnology Era"
June 15, 2007| |
The University of Jember, Indonesia, will hold a national seminar on “Future of Agriculture: The Biotechnology Era” on 20 June 2007. The theme is ‘Analysis of Indonesian agriculture future in biotechnology era and biotechnology studies based on society and ecological dimension’. Topics will include studies for future agriculture development based on social-economy aspect; agricultural biotechnology development and implementation for increased agricultural production; biotechnology to develop bioactive compounds and natural resources; and biosafety and food safety analysis on genetically modified products.
For more information, please visit http://www.unej.ac.id/fakultas/mipa/utama.htm.
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