FULLY committed to continuing the delivery of credible, science based information on agricultural biotechnology for Southeast Asia, ISAAA and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) renewed their 20-year agreement for the Philippine’s Biotechnology Information Center (BIC). “Researchers have developed a lot of technologies aimed at boosting farm productivity, meeting the challenges in food security, and improving the lives of farmers.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ]
The use of biotech crops is one solution that science offers us. SEARCA stands by its long commitment to help farmers understand the science and enable them to make well-informed decisions about these technologies,” SEARCA Director Glenn B. Gregorio says. In September 2000, SEARCA and ISAAA jointly established the SEARCA BIC to actively reach out to various stakeholders from different sectors of society in the Philippines and the Southeast Asian region through different knowledge sharing and capacity building initiatives to create an enabling environment that will unleash the potential of biotechnology for agricultural development.
“SEARCA is one of our active collaborators in the region and we are very pleased that we are continuing our joint knowledge sharing initiatives that would hopefully lead to maximizing the potential of biotechnology to benefit various stakeholders, particularly resource-poor farmers in developing countries,” says Dr Rhodora R. Aldemita, Director of the ISAAA SEAsiaCenter and Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology. SEARCA BIC is part of ISAAA’s global network of BICs which respond to information needs, promote and advance a broader public understanding of crop biotechnology, and monitor the local agri-biotech environment.[/ihc-hide-content]
