Bangladeshi Ag Minister Expressed Support for Biotech Crops
December 9, 2011| |
Begum Motia Chowdhury, Minster for Agriculture in Bangladesh has expressed her support to promote and adopt biotech crops in Bangladesh if it is found useful and safe for the country. She expressed her good wishes for the two day long workshop on "Biotechnology for food security and economic development to encourage agriculture research and development using good advanced science."
The workshop was organized by USAID, ABSPII and Cornell University on 30 October, 2011 at Dhaka and attended by around 100 teachers. Invited scientists Prof. K V Raman, Dr. Vijayaraghavan, Dr. Shotkowski and other experts shared their knowledge and technical know how on the different aspects of GM crops around the globe, as well as the way forward for the possible development and promotional activities regarding GM crops.
Details of the workshop can be obtained from Prof Dr K M Nasiruddin of Bangladesh BIC at nasirbiotech@yahoo.com.
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