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About Regional Agricultural Biotechnology Knowledge Network
About Regional Agricultural Biotechnology Knowledge Network
Biotechnology is a set of tools that utilize living organisms or parts of organisms to make or modify products, to improve plants for agriculture, or to engineer microorganisms for specific purposes. People have been doing this for centuries using bacteria, yeast, and other living organisms to make such familiar foods as bread, cheese, beer, wine,...   More

Recent News
Global News Analysis on Biotechnology
"06 Jan 2012"
Biotechnology in the news: Lessons from a quantitative analysis of new ... Details

New FAO Chief Vows Renewed Focus on Food Security
"06 Jan 2012"
José Graziano da Silva, the eighth director-general of the Food and Ag ... Details

Burundi Release Two New Rice Varieties for Better Lives
"06 Jan 2012"
Two new rice varieties IR77713 and IR79511 developed and bred for Buru ... Details

Mozambique: Better Seeds for Better Crops
"06 Jan 2012"
Results of the partnership between FAO and the European Union to stren ... Details

Recent Events
First international workshop on bioethics and ethical aspects of biosafety
"20 Nov 2011"
First international workshop on bioethics and ethical aspects of biosafety [from Biotech Forum Events] ... Details

Problem formulation: A strategic approach to risk assessment of GMOs
"19 Sep 2011"
Problem formulation: A strategic approach to risk assessment of GMOs [from Biotech Forum Events] ... Details

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