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Agenda. Symposium International sur le Rôle des biotechnologies agricoles dans les systèmes alimentaires durables et la nutrition

15-17 février 2016, Rome, Italie








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    Résumé du Symposium international de la FAO “Rôle des biotechnologies agricoles dans les systèmes alimentaires durables et la nutrition”
    15-17 février 2016 au siège de la FAO, Rome
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    L'objectif du symposium était d'explorer l'application des biotechnologies au profit des exploitants familiaux en développant des systèmes alimentaires durables et en améliorant la nutrition, compte tenu des enjeux sans précédent à affronter, dont le changement climatique. Comme l'a souligné le Directeur Général de la FAO, José Graziano da Silva, dans son allocution d'ouverture du symposium: “We must count on a broad portfolio of tools and approaches to eradicate hunger, fight every form of maln utrition and achieve sustainable agriculture in the context of climate change.
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    Rapport sur les résultats de la réunion régionale de la FAO sur les biotechnologies agricoles dans les systèmes alimentaires durables et la nutrition dans la région Asie et Pacifique 2018
    The FAO Regional Meeting on Agricultural Biotechnologies in Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition in Asia-Pacific was held from 11 to 13 September 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as a follow-up to the 2016 FAO International Symposium on “The Role of Agricultural Biotechnologies in Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition”. The purpose of the regional meeting was to engage a broad range of stakeholders in the dialogue on the role and application of agricultural biotechnologies to improve food security and nutrition and make food systems more sustainable in the Asia-Pacific region. The meeting highlighted that a wide range of low- to high-tech agricultural biotechnologies are currently being used in the crop, forestry, livestock and fishery sectors to ensure food and nutrition security and to enhance adaptation and resilience of the agriculture sector to climate change in the Asia-Pacific region. It also underlined that one of the key constraints in the development and application of agricultural biotechnologies in the region is lack of investments. The meeting further noted the large gap among countries in the region regarding the application, capacities and the enabling environment for agricultural biotechnologies, and called for countries and other relevant stakeholders to foster and strengthen partnerships, in particular through South-South Cooperation, public-private-partnerships, networking and other mechanisms, to increase investments and strengthen science and innovation cooperation so that the needs of smallholders in the region can be met. The outcomes of the deliberations have been captured and summarized in this information note.

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