GM Papaya

Will the technology developed by the University of Hawaii be available to other papaya-producing countries? Papaya is an important crop in Southeast Asia where it is a popular subsistence food among small-scale farmers and their families. In March 1998, representatives from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam came together to establish the Papaya Biotechnology Network of Southeast Asia. The network aims to build on individual initiatives and bring them together to work together, and accelerate the attainment of bringing the benefits of biotechnology to Southeast Asia.

The principal objective of the network is to impact the lives of resource-poor farmers in Southeast Asia by increasing papaya availability for food and for modest incomes obtained by selling surplus fruit in local markets. With the help of ISAAA, Monsanto Company, and the University of Hawaii, this goal is slowly being achieved through the donation and transfer of proprietary technology. Furthermore, relevant documents and information were shared, such as the papaya biosafety regulations of the USDA and the practical aspects Hawaii considered in developing safe and effective field trials. Now, transgenic papayas are being developed in collaborating countries.

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