Die geleentheid is georganiseer deur die boerdery organisasies AGPM (Frankryk), ASAJA (Spanje), Confagricultura (Italië), DBV(Duitsland), MTK (Finland) NFU (UK), en die Openbare Navorsing en Regulasie Initiative (PRRI)
Soos die leër van die gebeurtenis, MEP Hannu Takkula, verduidelik by die opening, the event aims to promote fact finding and open discussion about the conditions under which new breeding techniques such as genome editing can deliver crops that can help farmers in the challenges of agricultural production.
Die geleentheid is bygewoon deur meer as 60 deelnemers, insluitend lede, boere, wetenskaplikes, sowel as verteenwoordigers van die EU-instellings, state lid, verskillende verenigings, en maatskappye private sektor.
Moderator van die geleentheid was Max Schulman, boer, MTK lid en voorsitter van die Copa-Coga Werkgroep op Graan.
- Aanbiedings
- gewas verbetering: Conventional and New Breeding Techniques. René Custers (VIB, België)
- Europese en Franse koring: what solutions can new plant breeding techniques bring? Alix d’Armaillé (AGPM, Frankryk)
- The potential of new breeding techniques for wine production, rys en tuinbou in Italië.
Deborah Piovan (Confagricoltura, Italië).
- Media en ander skakels
- http://www.informatoreagrario.it/ita/News/scheda.asp?ID=3025
- http://agronotizie.imagelinenetwork.com/agricoltura-economia-politica/2016/10/17/meno-burocrazia-e-piu-innovazione-nella-nuova-pac/51503
- http://www.safagridees.com/sensibilisation-des-parlementaires-europeens-aux-nouvelles-solutions-de-selection-varietale/
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