The work under the PRRI is conducted by the working groups listed below. Each working group is chaired by two PRRI members and supported by the secretariat.
- Public Sector Research in Modern Biotechnology
- Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) & Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)
- EU Directives and Regulations
- Aarhus Convention
- Liability & Redress
- Risk Assessment
- GURTS (Genetic Use Restriction Technologies)
- GM Trees
- IPR-ABS-PGR (Intellectual Property Rights – Access and Benefit Sharing – Plant Genetic Resources)
- Public Awareness
- Outreach to non-English speaking public researchers