FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Applications of Gene-based Technologies for Improving Animal Production and Health in Developing Countries

Fao/iaea International Symposium on Applications of Gene-based Technologies for Improving Animal Production and Health in Developing Countries

Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Animal Diseases in Latin America

Support for scientists and their endeavours in developing countries by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division is provided through FAO/IAEA Co-ordinated Research Programme (CRP) and IAEA Technical Co-operation Projects (TCPs). Using these mechanisms the Animal Production and Health Section of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division aims to encourage and improve the capacity of national institutions in developing count...

GMOs: A Good but Battered Means for Sustainable Production Intensification

FAO promotes Sustainable Production Intensification (SPI), which consists of a technology menu for optimizing crop production per unit area, taking into consideration the range of sustainability aspects including potential and/or real social, political, economic and environmental impacts. The author suggests that Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) cropping is not only well aligned to SPI but a...

Food irradiation in developing countries: A practical alternative

by Paisan r^mong existing technologies for food preserLoaharanu vation, irradiation of food is recognized as a safe and effective method for a range of specific applications. Through its use, food losses and foodborne diseases can be reduced, and wider trade of many food items can be facilitated. A worldwide standard on food irradiation was adopted in 1983 by the Codex Alimentarius Commission o...

ایمنی زیستی در مقررات بین المللی

Modern biotechnology can help global coalition against hunger and malnutrition. Global area under the production of transgenic plants has reached 134 million hectares at the end of the year 2009 and is expected to reach nearly 150 million hectares by the year 2010. In spite of the benefits that modern biotechnology offers, concerns have been raised in the proper and environmentally sound and sa...