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MeetingMeeting documentAbstracts of the presentations from the plenary and parallel sessions on 12-13 September 2017 at the FAO Regional Meeting on “Agricultural Biotechnologies in Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition”
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11-13 September 2017
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MeetingMeeting documentOverview of the programme for the FAO Regional Meeting on “Agricultural Biotechnologies in Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition”
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MeetingMeeting documentReport of the FAO Regional Meeting on Agricultural Biotechnologies in Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition in Asia-Pacific, 11-13 September 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2018
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No results found.This document contains a brief report of the FAO Regional Meeting on Agricultural Biotechnologies in Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition in Asia-Pacific held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 11–13 September 2017. During the meeting FAO engaged a broad range of stakeholders from government officials and intergovernmental organizations to non-state actors, including civil society, private sector, research/academic institutions and cooperative/producer organizations in the dialogue on issues related to agricultural biotechnologies. The meeting underlined that a wide range of agricultural biotechnologies are currently being used in the region – from those that are low-tech and have been used for hundreds of years to those that are high-tech and newly developed. The meeting encompassed a wide spectrum of available biotechnologies used in forestry, crops, livestock and aquaculture/fisheries, from low- to high-tech. The meeting report emphasizes the role of agricultural biotechnologies to improve food security and nutrition and make food systems more sustainable in the Asia-Pacific region. The report provides a summary of discussions on issues concerning agricultural biotechnologies in the Asia-Pacific region, including investments; dissemination, adoption and use of biotechnologies and their social and economic impacts; regional innovation opportunities; regulation, policies and intellectual property rights; genetic resources for food and agriculture; nutrition; climate change and South-South Cooperation. It is also includes recommendations and possible follow-up actions for FAO and its member countries.
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BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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