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The Coordinator of FAO-BiotechNews, 19-5-2022
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1) Call for case studies of the use of agricultural biotechnologies to meet the needs of smallholders in developing countries
FAO has just launched an open call for case studies of the use of agricultural biotechnologies to meet the needs of smallholders in developing countries. In 2012, FAO published Biotechnologies at Work for Smallholders<https://www.fao.org/3/i3403e/i3403e00.htm>, a collection of case studies of the applications of biotechnologies to serve the needs of smallholders in developing countries. To build upon, complement and update this publication, FAO intends to publish a new set of case studies of the applications of agricultural biotechnologies to solve the problems that constrain smallholder production systems in developing countries in the crop, forestry, livestock and fisheries/aquaculture sectors. FAO invites interested practitioners to submit an abstract (maximum 300 words, in English) of a proposed case study to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by 15 June 2022. For more information on the call, see https://www.fao.org/research-extension-systems/resources/detail/en/c/1492888/ or contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
2) Biotechnologies and genetic resources for food and agriculture
The FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has just published "Recent developments in biotechnologies relevant to the characterization, sustainable use and conservation of genetic resources for food and agriculture". This 22-page publication covers developments relevant to all sectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture as well as those specific to forest genetic resources and to animal, aquatic, micro-organism and invertebrate, and plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. See https://www.fao.org/3/cb8956en/cb8956en.pdf or contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> for more information.
3) Food biotechnologies with a focus on food safety
FAO has just published an "Information toolkit on food biotechnologies with a focus on food safety", which serves as a basis to assist countries in addressing the general public's concerns on food biotechnology and food safety, to support them in raising awareness of the science of food biotechnologies and food safety and to inform discussions and decisions. It consists of one handbook, providing an instruction manual for the whole set of documents, and ten booklets, covering background and guidance, fundamentals, rationale for potential benefits, GM food safety assessment, regulations, human health, environment, practical uses and applications, current innovations and public engagement respectively. See https://www.fao.org/food-safety/news/news-details/en/c/1470882/ or contact [log in to unmask] for more information.
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