Biotechnology and biosafety in West Asia and North Africa
On 8-10 September 2007, a regional consultation on Biotechnology and biosafety for agriculture and the environment in the West Asia and North Africa sub-region" was held in Aleppo, Syria, sponsored by FAO, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). Its objective was to develop a proposal for an integrated regional framework on biotechnology and biosafety involving major stakeholders. See a news story about the workshop at
http://www.icarda.org/News/2007/12Sep07/12Sep07.htm or contact
[email protected] for more information.
