'Biotechnology, biosafety and the CGIAR: Promoting best practice in science and policy’ workshop now available
- Friday, 02 January 2009 18:00
A draft report of a workshop on 'Biotechnology, biosafety and the CGIAR: Promoting best practice in science and policy’, organised by the Science Council (SC) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Bioversity International, and held in Los Baños, The Philippines, from 22–24 April 2008, is now available. The workshop focused on biotechnology-related work in the CGIAR and partner National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS), with discussions centering around three major issues: i) How CGIAR Centers can best work with NARS to ensure a smooth and timely delivery of research products to target farmers; ii) CGIAR's need for a Biotechnology Research Support Network, its roles and functions; and iii) How CGIAR should deal with policy issues related to biotechnology and be represented in international fora.
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