The Philippines
December 9, 2008
Source:
SEAMEO SEARCA
SEARCA, in collaboration with the
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech
Applications (ISAAA) and the International Food Policy Research
Institute (IFPRI, Washington DC), will conduct a two-day
international conference titled, "Measures of Hope and Promises
Delivered: An International Conference on Socioeconomic and
Environmental Impact Assessment of Genetically Modified (GM)
Crops." It will be held on April 21-22, 2009 in Bangkok,
Thailand.
The conference aims to provide a better understanding of the
methodologies, tools, insights, and experiences in examining the
socioeconomic and environmental impacts of adopting
biotechnology applications, particularly GM crops. It will also
examine the factors that encourage or hinder the development and
diffusion of new agricultural biotechnologies, and the
institutional arrangements and/or policy environment influencing
them.
There will be five thematic sessions focusing on:
- Tools of the Trade:
Methodological Tools and Approaches
- Scanning the Horizon:
Sharing of Experiences in Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of
Genetically Modified Crops
- Going Beyond the
Technology: Looking at the Environmental and Health
- Impacts of Genetically
Modified Crops
- The X-Factor: The Costs of
Biosafety Regulations
- Makeovers: Integrating
Results of Socioeconomic Impact Assessment into the
Decision-making Process
Policymakers, technology
researchers and developers from the private sector, and actors
from the academe and non-government organizations would be
invited to attend the event. By bringing together an
international multi-stakeholder group, it is expected that
priority areas in research, capacity building, and doable policy
options that will help strengthen public policy on agricultural
biotechnology will be identified by the end of the conference.
For more details, contact:
DR. ARNULFO G. GARCIA
Manager
Research and Development Department
SEARCA, College, Los Baños, Laguna 4031 Philippines
E-mail: agg@agri.searca.org
ROBERTA V. GERPACIO
Project Development Specialist
E-mail: rvg@agri.searca.org
Tel: +63 49 536-2290 loc 137/159
Fax: +63 49 536-4105 |
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