Status of research and application of crop biotechnologies in developing countries
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FAO and its Governing Bodies recognize the role biotechnology can play in augmenting agricultural production when properly integrated with other technologies. Member countries look to FAO’s assistance in strengthening their institutions through provision of technical, legal and policy advice as well as promotion of information exchange. Information on biotechnology activities in developing countries is scarce and this has prompted FAO to develop an inventory of plant biotechnology pr oducts and techniques in use or in the pipeline in developing countries. The inventory has been compiled and organized into a searchable online database called the FAO Biotechnology In Developing Countries Database (FAO-BioDeC). This document summarizes and analyses the information contained in the database as of 31 August 2004.