Workshop
on
“Biosafety
Capacity Building Project: Outcome and the Way Forward”
Organised
by: Ministry of
Environment and Forests, Government of
In
association with: Biotech Consortium
Venue:
Date:
PROGRAMME
REGISTRATION : 0930 to 1000 hours
OPENING SESSION : 1000
to 1030 hours
Welcome and introductory address : Shri A.K. Goyal, Joint
Secretary,
Ministry
of Environment & Forests
Inaugural address : Shri B.S. Parsheera, Additional
Secretary,
Ministry
of Environment & Forests
Address : Dr. Eija Pehu, Task
Manager, World Bank
Vote of thanks : Dr. Manoranjan Hota,
Project Coordinator
and
Additional Director, MoEF
Tea: 1030 to 1100 hours
TECHNICAL SESSION : 1100 to 1330 hours
Chair : Shri A.K. Goyal,
Joint Secretary,
Ministry
of Environment & Forests
a.
GEF-World Bank Capacity
Building 1100 to 1130 hours
Project on Biosafety:
Overview of achievements
i.
Dr. Eija Pehu, Task
Manager, World Bank
ii.
Dr. Manoranjan
Hota, Project
Coordinator and
Additional Director, MoEF
b.
Presentations on
institutional strengthening by 1130
to 1240 hours
project partners, information dissemination and
training
(i)
Central Food
Technological Research Institute
(ii)
National Bureau
of Plant Genetic Resources
(iii)
G B Pant
University of Agriculture and Technology
(iv)
National Research
Centre of Plant Biotechnology
(v)
International Centre
for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
(vi)
Biotech Consortium
India Limited
(vii)
National Academy
of Custom, Excise and Narcotics
(viii)
International Services
for Acquisition of Agribiotech Applications
c.
Presentation on proposed
activities under Phase II 1240 to 1250 hours
Dr. Manoranjan Hota, Additional Director,
Ministry
of Environment & Forests
d.
Open discussions/inputs
for future activities : 1250 to 1330 hours
Lunch: 1330 to 1400 hours
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