Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology and Bioresources
APCoAB
APCoAB, a programme of Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), is an apolitical forum with a goal to enhance the benefits of biotechnologies and bioresources for sustainable agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region, through greater stakeholder partnerships, improved policy environment, enhanced capacity building and greater public awareness.
APCoAB
APCoAB, a programme of Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), is an apolitical forum with a goal to enhance the benefits of biotechnologies and bioresources for sustainable agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region, through greater stakeholder partnerships, improved policy environment, enhanced capacity building and greater public awareness.
APCoAB
APCoAB, a programme of Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), is an apolitical forum with a goal to enhance the benefits of biotechnologies and bioresources for sustainable agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region, through greater stakeholder partnerships, improved policy environment, enhanced capacity building and greater public awareness.
APCoAB
APCoAB, a programme of Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), is an apolitical forum with a goal to enhance the benefits of biotechnologies and bioresources for sustainable agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region, through greater stakeholder partnerships, improved policy environment, enhanced capacity building and greater public awareness.
APCoAB
APCoAB, a programme of Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), is an apolitical forum with a goal to enhance the benefits of biotechnologies and bioresources for sustainable agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region, through greater stakeholder partnerships, improved policy environment, enhanced capacity building and greater public awareness.
APCoAB
APCoAB, a programme of Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), is an apolitical forum with a goal to enhance the benefits of biotechnologies and bioresources for sustainable agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region, through greater stakeholder partnerships, improved policy environment, enhanced capacity building and greater public awareness.
APCoAB
APCoAB, a programme of Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), is an apolitical forum with a goal to enhance the benefits of biotechnologies and bioresources for sustainable agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region, through greater stakeholder partnerships, improved policy environment, enhanced capacity building and greater public awareness.
CURRENT NEWS

The Future of Food - CRISPR Crops That Capture Carbon
02 February 2023
Genetically engineered plants are sprouting up to restore the carbon cycle and prevent the further buildup of carbon dioxide......Read more
News Source | Photo Credit: Jonathan D Grinstein | Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

2022 Biotech Milestones in Review
31 January 2023
The last year captured numerous scientific and regulatory advances in the field of modern agricultural biotechnology......Read more
News Source | Photo Credit: Zabrina J. Bugnosen | ISAAA

COP15 nature deal hailed as 'major step' for indigenous rights
19 January 2023
The COP15 biodiversity summit has agreed a new global deal to conserve 30% of the Earth’s land and seas – which includes a recognition of indigenous peoples' rights to their land......Read more
News Source | Photo Credit: Jack Graham | Dan Collyns, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Government interventions improving inland fisheries and aquaculture in India
17 January 2023
The Government of India has taken steps to intensify and diversify inland fisheries and aquaculture. As a result, inland fisheries and aquaculture contributed 74.59 per cent of the total fish production in 2021-22......Read more
News Source | Photo Credit: Agriculture Post

‘Space seeds’: First rice seeds grown and harvested in orbit return to Earth
13 January 2023
The third batch of space science experiment samples, including the world's first rice seedlings harvested in space, arrives with Shenzhou-14's return capsule on December 4, 2022......Read more
News Source | Photo Credit: Fan Anqi, Fan Wei (Global Times) | The Chinese Academy of Sciences
INFOGRAPHICS

Government of Ethiopia approves field trials for GM Potatoes resistant to blight
30 December 2022
The Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority has granted permission to the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) to plant GM potatoes in a confined trial farming area. This will be the third consumable GM crop to be authorized for commercial production in Ethiopia......Read More

Scientists have discovered that how plants control the development of stomata to reduce water loss under dry conditions
23 December 2022
Researchers at National University of Singapore’ results demonstrate that a specific 'code' highlights a key plant water conservation response. It’s helpful for them to optimize plants with different growing conditions and purpose......Read More

Indonesian government goes for GM soybean to sustain food security
30 November 2022
To balance the dependence on import of soybean which has 90% of national demand, the Indonesian government has multiple measures including using superior domestic varieties, GMOs or imported seeds......Read More
ANNOUNCEMENTS

TSIPS-FFTC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS
Date: November 10, 2022
Organizers: TSIPS, FFTC, APAARI, COA, Informa Markets, APCoAB
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WEBINAR SERIES FOR POPULARIZING PLANT TISSUE CULTURE IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES TOWARDS REALIZING ITS POTENTIAL
Date: May 31, 2022 Webinar 1: Banana, Root and Tuber Crops (Banana & Potato) | Registration Link
June 30, 2022 Webinar 2: Perennial fruits/cash crops ((Date palm, Pomegranate & Sugarcane) | Registration Link
July 29, 2022 Webinar 3: Tree/ Woody Plants (Bamboo & Teak) | Registration Link
August 26, 2022 Webinar 4: Ornamentals Plants | Registration Link
Organizers: APAARI, BCIL, APCoAB
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VIRTUAL REGIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME ON APPLICATION OF MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC GENETIC RESOURCES – NOMINATIONS
Date and Time: Module 1: Genetic Diversity and Ex-Situ Conservation (8 days; 16 to 23 December 2021)
Module 2: Aquatic Animal Diseases and Biosecurity (9 days; 4 to 12 January 2022)
Module 3: Genomics and Bioinformatics (9 days; 13 to 21 January 2022)
Organizers: ICAR, NBFGR, APAARI, APCoAB
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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON “INNOVATION AND APPLICATION OF ANIMAL VACCINES AND HEALTH-PROMOTION FEED ADDITIVES FOR ANTIBIOTICS-FREE ERA IN LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY”
Date and Time: November 11-12, 2021; 07:30-16:00 and 08:30-09:50 (ICT)
Organizers: FFTC, TLRI
Partners: DST-Taiwan, AHRI, BAPHIQ, ATRI, TIER, APAARI, APCoAB
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VIRTUAL REGIONAL EXPERT CONSULTATION ON AGROFORESTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS OF FARMERS IN ASIA-PACIFIC
Date and Time: October 13-14, 2021; 11:00-14:15 (ICT)
Organizers: APAARI, CIFOR-ICRAF, APCoAB, COA
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WEBINAR SERIES ON APPLICATIONS OF GENE EDITING IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Organizers: APAARI, KBCH, BCIL, APCoAB

VIRTUAL REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON INVESTMENT IN MODERN AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ON LIVELIHOODS OF FARMERS IN ASIA-PACIFIC
Date and Time: August 2-3, 2021; 11:00-14:15 (ICT)
Organizers: APAARI, APCoAB, PCAARRD, COA, CLA, FSII
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Concept Note | Tentative Technical Programme | Speakers' Presentations

WEBINAR ON THE ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDES, VETERINARY DRUGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS
Topic: The QuEChERSER mega method for the analysis of pesticides, veterinary drugs and environmental contaminants
Date: 9 AM EDT (New York Time), April 19, 2021
Lecturer: Dr. Steven Lehotay (Lead Scientist at USDA-ARS)
Zoom ID: 925 9736 2164
Password: 2021
Zoom link: Click here

REGIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME ON BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS IN AQUATIC GENETIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND EX SITU CONSERVATION
Date: December 7-18, 2020
Organizer: ICAR, NBFGR, APAARI and APCoAB

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE PRACTICE AND BENEFITS OF CIRCULAR AGRICULTURE IN WASTE REDUCING AND RECYCLING
Date: November 5-6, 2020
Location: Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region (FFTC), Taipei, Taiwan
Organizer: COA, FFTC and TLRI
Partner: APAARI and APCoAB

REGIONAL EXPERT CONSULTATION ON AGRICULTURALLY IMPORTANT MICROORGANISMS
Date: October 28, 2020
Organizer: ICAR-NBAIM, APAARI, APCoAB and COA

APCOAB STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: July 7, 2020
Organizer: APAARI and APCoAB

INTERNATIONAL HANDS-ON TRAINING ON GENOME EDITING TECHNOLOGIES
Date: October 14-25, 2019
Location: ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India
Organizer: ICRISAT, BioNCube, APAARI, APCoAB, GLDC
ICRISAT and APAARI under its programme on APCoAB jointly announce to organize an International Hands-on Training on Genome Editing Technologies.

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON IN VITRO AND CRYOPRESERVATION APPROACHES FOR CONSERVATION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES
Date: November 5-19, 2019
Location: New Delhi, India
Organizer: ICAR-NBPGR, Bioversity International, APAARI, APCoAB
International Training Course on ‘In Vitro and Cryopreservation Approaches for Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources is being jointly organized by ICAR-NBPGR, Bioversity International APAARI and APCoAB. Last date of receiving applications is June 30, 2019.

REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON FISH AND MARINE GENETIC RESOURCES AND THEIR AMELIORATION
Date: July 10-12, 2019
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Organizer: APAARI, APCoAB, COA, SLCARP, NARA, NAQDA, MEPA
A Regional Workshop on Fish and Marine Genetic Resources and their Amelioration is being organized by APAARI, APCoAB in collaboration with SLCARP, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

WORKSHOP ON INNOVATIONS IN AGRIBUSINESS FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
Date: July 1-5, 2019
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Organizer: APO, COA, APAARI, APCoAB
A workshop on Innovations in Agribusiness for Young Entrepreneurs being organized at Taipei, Taiwan. Under program of APCoAB, 7 participants from Fiji, India, Iran, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Sri Lanka have been sponsored to attend this workshop.

WORKSHOP ON UNDERUTILIZED ANIMAL RESOURCES OF ASIA-PACIFIC AND THEIR AMELIORATION
Date: March 4-6, 2019
Location: Serdang, Selangor (Malaysia)
Organizer: APAARI, MARDI, APCoAB, COA, ACIAR
A workshop on ‘Underutilized Animal Resources of Asia-Pacific and their Amelioration’ will be organized by APAARI/APCoAB in collaboration with the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Malaysia.

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM ON DRYLAND AGROBIODIVERSITY FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Date: 13 February 2019
Location: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Organizer: APAARI, MARDI, APCoAB, COA, ACIAR, DVS, UPM
Co-organized by ISPGR, Bioversity International,APAARI, United Nations Environment Programme UNEP, APCoAB during the 13th Internatinal Conference on Development of Drylands (ICDD-2019)
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LATEST PUBLICATION

Comprehensive Report of Webinar series for popularizing Plant Tissue Culture in Asia-Pacific Region and African Countries towards realizing its potential
The Asia-Pacific Association......Read more

Investment in Modern Agricultural Biotechnology and its Socio-Economic Impact on Livelihoods of Farmers in Asia-Pacific - Proceedings and Recommendations
The role of application...Read more

Policy Paper on Scaling up the Adoption of GM Maize in Emerging Economies: Economic and Policy Lessons from The Philippines
Maize is important in emerging economies.... Read more

Tissue Culture-Raised Apple Rootstock in India – A Success Story
Apple ranks fourth in production globally.... Read more

Success Story on Induced Systemic Resistance
A New Hope for Malaysian Papaya Industry.... Read more

Sheep and Goats in Fiji and PNG – A Success Story
Success Story on Sheep and Goats in Fiji and PNG.... Read more

e-Compandium of Training Module on Biotechnological Tools in Aquatic Genetic Resource Management and Ex Situ Conservation
Link for registration: https://e-nbfgr.nbfgr.res.in/home/index... Read more

Regional Capacity Building Programme on Biotechnological Tools in Aquatic Genetic Resource Management and Ex Situ Conservation – Brochure
Regional Capacity Building Programme .... Read more

Regional Workshop on Underutilized Fish and Marine Genetic Resources and their Amelioration – Country Status Reports
Regional Workshop on Underutilized Fish and Marine.... Read more

Regional Workshop on Underutilized Fish and Marine Genetic Resources and their Amelioration – Proceedings and Recommendations
Regional Workshop on Underutilized Fish and Marine.... Read more

13th International Conference on Development of Drylands - Converting Dryland Areas from Grey into Green – Proceedings
13th International Conference on Development of Drylands.... Read more

APCoAB Brochure (2020)
This publication provides a brief account of the mission, objectives, strategy and activities of Asia-pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology. Read more
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