“The role of agricultural biotechnology in food security”
10 de June de 2016 1:00 AM
”The role of agricultural biotechnology in food security” will be the theme of the day that, on 10 June, will stage the International Institute of Madrid’, organized by the Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture of the United States (FAS-USDA).
Throughout that day its program collects the interventions of the Aggregate for Agricultural Affairs for US Embassy, Rachel Bickford; the head of the Madrid office of the World Food Programme of the United Nations, Antonio Salort-Pons; Assistant Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFBA) in Nigeria, Modesta Nnedinso program, and Doctor in Genetics and Plant Breeding of the University of Agricultural Sciences of Sweden, Rodomiro Ortiz.
The participants will debate the snap closure to this day.
As defined by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) biotechnology is “the application of principles of science and engineering for treatment of organic and inorganic materials by biological systems to produce goods and services.” Biology and microbiology are the basic science of biotechnology, as they provide essential tools for understanding microbial mechanics at first instance. Among other fields, biotechnology is widely used in agriculture, food science, environment, and energy generation (biofuels).
The organization asks for confirmation before June 9 through direction: agmadrid@fas.usda.gov
