Regional Consultation on Biotech Cotton for Risk Assessment and Opportunities for Small Scale Cotton Growers (CFC/ICAC 34FT)

摘要

The Common Fund for Commodities approved the project Regional Consultation on Biotech Cotton for Risk Assessment and Opportunities for Small Scale Cotton Growers (CFC/ICAC 34FT) in July 2006 for a period of one year to end on June 30, 2007. The main objective of the project was to organize a consultation and discuss all aspects of biotech cotton. The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAA A), a not-for-profit organization registered in the USA, served as the Project Executing Agency. The National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan was the collaborating and host institution for the consultation. The consultation was held at NIBGE from March 6-8, 2007. Forty-four international participants from 27 countries, plus about 80 participants from Pakistan attended the meeting. A summary of the papers presented in the meeting is given here.