Biotechnology Research in the CGIAR
July 24, 2009| |
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a strategic alliance of members, partners, and 15 international agricultural research centers that mobilizes science to benefit the poor, is "committed to developing and releasing safe and beneficial products of agriculture, making use of all available knowledge and technologies, including modern biotechnology". This is the conclusion of Haruko Okusu, CGIAR Science Council Secretariat, in an article Biotechnology Research in the CGIAR: An Overview published in AgBioForum.
Okusu notes that current issues and changes in agriculture and food security have changed the landscape for research opportunities for the CGIAR. The article provides a synopsis of current biotech-related activities conducted in the CGIAR Centers. It also suggests what the CGIAR's role(s) might be in ensuring the safe and responsible use of biotechnology for conducting agricultural research that responds to the needs of developing countries.
View the full article at http://www.agbioforum.org/v12n1/v12n1a07-okusu.htm
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