APAARI Proceedings on Agricultural Biotech
February 6, 2009| |
Expert Consultation on Agricultural Biotechnology for Promoting Food Security in Developing Countries-Proceedings has just been released. The publication details the proceeding of an expert consultation held by the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) in collaboration with the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) in Malaysia in August 2008.
The document comprises nine sections: 1. Rationale and Objective of Expert Consultation; 2. Opening Session; 3. Session IA: Status of Agricultural Biotechnology Research and Application–Global Developments; 4. Session IB: Status of Agricultural Biotechnology Research and Application– Country Reports; 5. Session II: Biotechnology Applications; 6. Session III: Global and Regional Partnerships in Agricultural Biotechnology; 7. Session IV: Issues in Adoption and Commercialization of Agricultural Biotechnology– Panel Discussion, 8. Breakout Group Discussion and Recommendations on Addressing Issues through Country and Regional Initiatives; and 9. Session VI: Plenary Session– Group Recommendations and General Recommendations.
A pdf of the report is available at http://www.apcoab.org.
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