Abridged ISAAA Video on “Knowledge, Technology and Alleviation of Poverty”
March 20, 2009| |
A shorter version of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) video "Knowledge, Technology and Alleviation of Poverty" is now available for viewing at the ISAAA website. It captures the major findings of the Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops in 2008. This 10 -minute video is of high quality resolution and can easily be downloaded.The abridged video addresses the growing interest that biotech crops have experienced in the past years, including substantial advances in Africa and progress made in 25 countries planting biotech crops around the world.
The video is available online at http://www.isaaa.org/Resources/videos/gs2008/. Email b.choudhary@cgiar.org of ISAAA South Asia office for additional information about the video.
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