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Policy Roundtable on Biotechnology: Biotechnology for Food Security in a Climate Change Scenario and ASEAN Integration

26-27 May 2014 Baoson Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA); CropLife Asia; Institute of Agricultural Genetics of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Objectives

  • To share information on the state and commitment of member countries in the development and regulation of modern biotechnology products;
  • To understand the impacts of biotechnology on agriculture, food security and poverty in the region;
  • To explore possible areas for collaboration and cooperation in the development of biotechnology products as adaptation strategy for climate change; and
  • To identify areas in biotechnology product regulations that may negatively affect free trade within the ASEAN.

Participants

Two representatives each from Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Cambodia, and a total of 10 from Vietnam (including secretariat support) participated in the activity. Representatives of international development organizations and those working on biotechnology were likewise invited.

Published in ARD Policy Roundtable Series
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