Position
Statements on Biotechnology
Africabio
Website: http://www.africabio.com/index.shtml
Africabio
is a non-for-profit biotechnology organization whose objectives include
the following: Informing key stakeholders (e.g. ministers, executive
council members, and parliamentary portfolio committees and industries
in the food, feed and fibre sectors); Providing accurate information
on biotechnology to the media and general public; Providing international
organisations lobbying for or against biotechnology with information
on the need for this technology in South Africa and Africa.
AfricaBio
seeks to provide a platform that brings together all groups active
in the food chain in one forum to debate the issues surrounding biotechnology.
Its mission is to promote the safe, ethical and responsible research,
development and application of biotechnology and its products.
Position
Papers http://www.africabio.com/position.shtml
- Intellectual
Property Rights & Farmers' Rights
- How Genetic
Modification Impacts Sustainalbe Agriculture
- GMO Labelling
- Genetic
Modification and Biodiversity
- Bio-Ethics
- The Impact
of Genetic Modification on Bio Safety
- Multilateral
Trade and the World Trade Organisation
- AfricaBio's
Position paper presented at the Bali PREPCOM 1V Meeting
- Biotechnology
in South Africa - A Report submitted by AfricaBio to the 2002 WSSD
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International
Support:
- International
Organizations
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North
America
- Latin
America
- Oceania
International
Organizations
- Food
and Agricultural Organization
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- World Health Organization
- United Nations Development Programme
- United Nations Environment Programme
- Third World Academy of Sciences
- Agenda
21
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- Vatican Pontifical Academy on Life
- International
Council for Science Union
- International
Life Sciences Institute
Africa
- International
Society of African Scientists
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Africabio
- South African Minister Ngubane's statement at WSSD
- National Biotechnology Strategy for South Africa
- Former Kenyan President Moi's letter to US President Clinton
- Nigerian
President Obasanjo's Statement
Asia
- Asian
Development Bank
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Indian National Academy of Sciences
- National Academy of Science and Technology (Philippines)
- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir's Speech
at BioMalaysia 2002
- Policy Statement on Biotechnology (Philippines)
Europe
- Royal
Society of London
- Prime
Minister Blair's speech
- European
Commission
- French
Academy of Science
North
America
United
States of America
- American
Medical Association
- American Society for Microbiology
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Research Council
- American Society of Plant Biologists
- Federation of Animal Science Societies
- American Midwest Farmers
- American
Agri-Women
- American
Soybean Association
- National
Chicken Council
- National
Corn Growers Association
- National
Cotton Council
- National
Milk Producers Federation
- National
Potato Council
- National
Turkey Federation
- United
Soybean Board
Canada
- Canadian
Biotechnology Advisory Committee
- The
Royal Society of Canada (The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities)
- Industry
Canada (Federal Department of Industry)
- The
1998 Canadian Biotechnology Strategy: A Ongoing Renewal Process
Latin
America
- Brazilian
Academy of Sciences
- Mexican Academy of Sciences
Oceania
- New
Zealand Royal Commission
- Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
- Australia New Zealand Food Authority
- Australian Biotechnology: A National Strategy (2000)
- National
Farmers' Federation |
