Two years ago, FAO began providing regular, free updates of news and event items relevant to applications of biotechnology in food and agriculture in developing countries. The items focus on FAO`s work and the work of its main United Nations (UN) and non-UN partners, and cover crops, fish, livestock, forest trees and agro-industry. In addition to being distributed through e-mail newsletters in 3 languages, they are also posted on the FAO Biotechnology website in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish. The volume of material is now quite substantial, so the News webpage has been re-designed for easier use. See http://www.fao.org/biotech/news_list.asp?Cat=131 or contact [email protected] for more information or to comment on the site.

07/01/2004