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Book (stand-alone)Report of the regional workshop on strengthening regional cooperation and national capacity building on biosafety in Asia 2014
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No results found.Since the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in 2003, concerted efforts have focused on mobilizing international assistance to help developing countries build their institutional capacities in biosafety and meet their obligations under the treaty. The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in cooperation with the Government of Thailand, launched “Asian BioNet” – a regional initiative on capacity building in biosafety of genetically modified (GM) crops in Asia. This p ublication presents the outcome of a workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand from 17 to 20 June 2013 under the auspices of Asian BioNet. The documant provides information on the existing status of national policies, guidelines, regulations and administration of biosafety, and the challenges that countries in Asia face in strengthening capacity for expanding the scope of biotechnology research and development. -
BookletTraining workshop on Bhutan Biosafety Clearing House and other biosafety repository tools including FAO GM Foods Platform
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No results found.In order to have information on biosafety and Bhutan’s obligation as a signatory to the Cartagena Protocol for Biosafety available to users and traders, the Bhutan biosafety clearing house (BBCH) was developed, but needed revamping to ensure functionality. With technical and financial support of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the tool was developed aligning to various global tools including FAO GM Foods Platform. After the development of the national tool, a training workshop entitled “Bhutan Biosafety Clearing House and other biosafety repository tools including FAO GM Foods Platform” was organized by FAO and BAFRA in Paro from 3-5 March 2020. The training was attended by forty-five (45) officials from BAFRA head office and field offices, Biosafety Technical Working Group members and participants from relevant stakeholders like Ministry of Health (MoH), Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS), National Environment Commission (NEC), Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB), Karma Feed and National Seed Centre (NSC). The training focused on familiarizing the participants with the revamped BBCH and other biosafety information repositories. Both face-to-face and interactive online modules were used for the training and after group exercises and facilitated discussions, feedback from the workshop participants on improvement of the utility and feel of the revamped tool was provided to the training organizers. -
DocumentReport on the Webinar on the International Databases on Biosafety, Organized by FAO, UNEP-CBD and OECD.
12/nov/14
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No results found.The scope of the Webinar is strictly technical, inviting primarily technical officers from various governmental agencies who are tasked to work with international databases on biosafety. As the format of the Webinar is best suitable to have interactive discussions, the Webinar has been expected to play a role to facilitate inter-sectoral forum for national participants for their continuous communication. Regulatory decisions and political discussions have been excluded from the scope of the Webi nar as these issues need to be addressed with the respective governing bodies.
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