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Dear all,

To follow up on its 2010 International Conference on Agricultural Biotechnologies in Developing Countries (ABDC-10, http://www.fao.org/biotech/abdc/en), the FAO is currently preparing a short publication on "Case Studies of use of Agricultural Biotechnologies in Developing Countries".

The aim of this new publication is to document case studies where agricultural biotechnologies are, and have been, used to serve the needs of smallholders in developing countries in the crop, forestry, livestock and fisheries sectors. It will target a non-technical audience and will cover the different areas in which biotechnologies are applied - such as to improve yields; characterize/conserve genetic resources; diagnose disease; and develop vaccines etc. FAO's definition of biotechnology is quite broad (see http://www.fao.org/biotech/biotech-forum/conference-16/en/ for the kinds of biotechnologies eligible).

For livestock, the publication will include five case studies (maximum of 2000 words each) on the application of agricultural biotechnologies to animal production (i.e. reproduction and breeding, nutrition and health).

FAO will be using a competition to identify the five case studies and the writers that will document them. The successful entrants will each receive a small honorarium and will have their authorship indicated within the publication.

To participate in the competition, interested persons should send to Harinder Makkar ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) or Paul Boettcher ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) an abstract (max. 300 words) describing their case study, specifying the biotechnology (or biotechnologies) applied, the geographic location and the smallholder beneficiaries and indicating the impact (or lack thereof) in the field. The authors of the best abstracts will be then asked to prepare the full case study document (i.e. maximum 2000 words). If possible, some relevant photos should also be provided to accompany the full case study.

The case studies do not necessarily have to represent successes - that the aim is to describe things such as the context and background/history, key problem(s) to be addressed, biotechnology(s) applied, implementation of the biotechnology, obstacles/challenges encountered, factors for success (or failure), impacts and lessons learnt
The competition winners will be chosen on the basis of the quality of the written abstract and the distribution of case studies across biotechnologies, geographic areas and animal production and health sectors. Multiple abstracts may be submitted per person, as long as they refer to distinct case studies.
The dates of importance for this competition are as follows:

1.       10 November 2012 - deadline for submission of abstracts

2.       20 November 2012 - notification of competition winners

3.       31 December 2012 - submission of first case-study draft

4.       31 January 2013 - submission of final draft and arrangement of payment for services rendered

Please feel free to circulate this your colleagues.

Thanks.

Harinder Makkar


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