April 20, 2007
Source:
CropBiotech Update
The report on the workshop held in
Tbilisi, Georgia on February 21-22, 2007 is now available
online.
Participants of the regional
workshop represented the three Caucasus countries namely
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Among the issues discussed,
capacity building on plant breeding was ranked as top priority.
The scope of capacity building
goes from short-term training on specific breeding techniques to
improve the educational level of the scientists. Access to
information, mechanisms to exchange national and regional
information, and facilities to promote the first two came in
second.
These will strengthen the
countries capacity to use plant genetic resources. Other
priority issues were the lack of seed production and
distribution system at the national levels; long-term support
and planning of breeding programs; raising awareness regarding
the importance of plant genetic resources conservation and use;
and strengthening linkages between universities and research
institutes.
Read the complete report on the workshop, “Assessing and
Designing Strategies to Strengthen Regional Plant Breeding and
Associated Biotechnology Capacity in the Caucasus” at
http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/docs/Workshop%20Draft%20Report%2004%20Regional%20230207.pdf.
To read more:
http://www.fao.org/biotech/news_list.asp?thexpand=1&cat=131.
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