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DocumentThe status of application, capacities and the enabling environment for agricultural biotechnologies in the Asia-Pacific region: Regional background study 2019
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No results found.The study found that agricultural biotechnologies are well entrenched in the Asia-Pacific region and their use is expanding, as are the capacities and enabling environments needed to support their use. There are, however, significant differences among countries in their application of biotechnology in all four agricultural sectors: crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry. Small island states and many least developed countries (LDCs), such as Afghanistan and Mongolia, are yet to benefit appreciably from the biotechnology revolution. Multiple factors such as low capacity and the small size of their markets constrain them from reaping the benefits of biotechnology. Some countries, such as Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Uzbekistan, are in the initial stages of applying biotechnology but they have the potential to move forward. A few, such as Sri Lanka and Nepal, have not yet started to apply biotechnology but have the potential capacity and a good policy framework to move ahead. Recent changes in Viet Nam and Myanmar indicate the establishment of an enabling milieu that can take the countries forward in agricultural biotechnology. Larger and emerging economies, such as China, India and the Republic of Korea, are using biotechnology extensively in all four sectors. -
Book (stand-alone)Strengthening the capacity on Genetically Modified (GM) food safety assessment and communication in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia
FAO Technical summary report
2018Also available in:
No results found.Recently the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat has requested support from FAO as the main implementation partner in a programme aimed at facilitating intra-regional trade through harmonization of food safety regulations. The need has been particularly highlighted to implement a programme of trainings focusing on building an understanding of the scientific issues underlying current divergences on regulatory approaches used by COMESA Members in relation to commodities that are important to intra-regional trade. In the last decade, the development has allowed some of the COMESA countries to be engaged in a) research, 2) import or 3) production of Genetically Modified (GM) food products while the level of capacity in evaluating the relevant applications of GM foods are not uniformly conducted among different countries due to the different laws/regulations, procedures/protocols, and/or available expertise/experts. While environmental and socio-economic parameters can differ between countries, GM food safety assessment can be universally identical, following the same procedures of the relevant Codex Alimentarius Guidelines. In 2017 and 2018, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia have worked with FAO to take an approach to assess the status quo and to jointly develop capacity in terms of knowledge and resources. Each of the participating countries was found to be at a different level of proficiency for GM food safety assessment and risk communication, however several common areas for improvement have been identified across all countries visited. During the project, relevant trainings have been provided and they have successfully addressed some of these shortcomings. Further work needs have been identified by the respective participants and national roadmaps were developed for all three countries as one of the concrete outputs of this project. The project achieved a number of other outputs including significant commitment from all three countries to work together to strengthen GM food safety assessment through regional strategy, having the first GM food safety assessment result shared by Kenya to the FAO GM Foods Platform, and mutual exchange of policy documents which are in line with Codex Alimentarius. The outputs from each country were shared among all three countries and the project results have led to the development of a group/regional initiative that would take place in the future, with flexibility to welcome more countries from the region and the continent. -
DocumentFindings and perceptions on Biosafety
ජෛව සුරක්ෂිතතාවය පිළිබඳ සොයාගැනීම් හා අදහස් | உயிரியல்பாதுகாப்பு மீதான கண்டுபிடிப்புகளும் எண்ணங்களும்
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No results found.The aim of the booklet is to provide information on biosafety to a cross section of the population including university academics, students, persons involved in research and development in various scientific disciplines, farmers and the general public. In broad terms biosafety refers to the potential risks associated with advances in biotechnology in particular risks associated with Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) also known as Live Modified Organisms (LMO). With regard to GMOs the potential benefits and risks to consumers of GM products are also given consideration. In addition guidelines and regulations for the safe release of GMOs, agricultural development using genetically modified crops, research and development in genetic modification, GM products in healthcare, impacts on GM crops on biodiversity & climate change and the importance in genetic modification in sustainable development in Sri Lanka are given importance in the booklet. Furthermore biosafety in laboratories, safe use & handling of microorganisms and containment of hazardous materials were also given consideration in knowledge dissimilated in the booklet.
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