The Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), under its programme Asia- Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology and Bioresources (APCoAB), organized a Virtual Regional Workshop on Investment in Modern Agricultural Biotechnology and its Socio-Economic Impact on Livelihoods of Farmers in Asia-Pacific, in collaboration with the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Philippines; Council of Agricultural (COA), Taiwan; CropLife Asia (CLA), Singapore; and Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII), India, with the following expected outcomes:
- Provide a platform to have an overview of investment in agricultural biotechnology R&D by public and private sectors and its impact in the region and;
- Identify potential areas for investment/co-investment in modern agricultural biotechnology and ways forward on innovative funding mechanisms by public and private sectors.
The two-day virtual workshop was attended by a total of 424 participants belonging to 33 countries from Asia-Pacific region and beyond including researchers, representatives of various National Agricultural Research System (NARS) organizations (public sector) and private sector, policymakers, regulatory personnel, Consultative Group of International Agriculture Research (CGIAR, in short CG) Centers, advanced research institutes, funding/donor agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Farmers Organizations as well as the recognized experts from 15 countries who made presentations and participated in the panel discussion.
