On 3-6 November 2003, a workshop on "Agricultural biotechnology and biosafety for food security and rural development in the Caucasus region and Moldova was held in Yerevan, Armenia, organised jointly by FAO and the UNESCO Chair, Life Sciences International Educational Center, Yerevan. Proceedings of the workshop are now available, including summaries of country presentations; keynote papers on livestock and crop biotechnology and intellectual property rights and biosafety; and an overview of FAO`s initiatives in agricultural biotechnology and biosafety. The proceedings also include a report entitled "Status of agricultural biotechnology and biosafety in selected countries of the Balkans, the Caucasus and Moldova" that was commissioned by FAO`s Research and Technology Development Service and the FAO Regional Office for Europe. See http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_kn4/kn4_041001_en.htm (in English, overview in Arabic, French and Spanish) or contact [email protected] to request a copy.

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