Acquisition of Recent outputs include communication Biotechnology Coalition of Applications researches in line with the creation of public the Philippines (BCP); (ISAAA) worldwide, which is awareness and understanding of science, composed of 26 BICs. and public advocacy efforts. Sister BICs in Malaysia, Slowly, the BIC has expanded Impacts: Indonesia, Thailand, and a its communication efforts. Some biotech policies are in place in the number of countries in other Initiatives are now done Philippines as an outcome contributed by BIC regions outside Southeast beyond the communication of efforts and active networking. This has over Asia; CropLife Asia; the Asian crop biotechnology to include the years placed the Philippines a step ahead Farmers Regional Network livestock, fisheries, and of neighboring countries in ASEAN in terms (ASFARNET); pharmaceuticals of a science-based policy framework that allowed exploration of biotech as a pathway and other US-based institutions toward food security, food quality, and safety and projects, namely: (this is up until the recent controversial court United States Department of case where Greenpeace has had the upper Agriculture (USDA) hand). Through its contributions, there is a Cornell Alliance for Science united and active sector of informed biotech Programme for Biosafety advocates in academe, R&D, policy, Systems (PBS) farmers/producers, science communicators, Agricultural Biotechnology and corporations in the Philippines, and BICs Support Project (ABSP). and other stakeholders from other countries have tapped BIC to learn from the Philippine case. SEARCA-BIC has has thus become regarded as a credible and reliable information source on agricultural biotechnology and partner for spearheading communication efforts of all stakeholders (traders, academe, multinational seed companies, private food companies, farmers, students, media, and NGOs) in the Philippines.
Acquisition of Applications (ISAAA) worldwide, which is composed of 26 BICs. Slowly, the BIC has expanded its communication efforts. Initiatives are now done beyond the communication of crop biotechnology to include livestock, fisheries, and pharmaceuticals Recent outputs include communication researches in line with the creation of public awareness and understanding of science, and public advocacy efforts. Impacts: Some biotech policies are in place in the Philippines as an outcome contributed by BIC efforts and active networking. This has over the years placed the Philippines a step ahead of neighboring countries in ASEAN in terms of a science-based policy framework that allowed exploration of biotech as a pathway toward food security, food quality, and safety (this is up until the recent controversial court case where Greenpeace has had the upper hand). Through its contributions, there is a united and active sector of informed biotech advocates in academe, R&D, policy, farmers/producers, science communicators, and corporations in the Philippines, and BICs and other stakeholders from other countries have tapped BIC to learn from the Philippine case. SEARCA-BIC has has thus become regarded as a credible and reliable information source on agricultural biotechnology and partner for spearheading communication efforts of all stakeholders (traders, academe, multinational seed companies, private food companies, farmers, students, media, and NGOs) in the Philippines. Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines (BCP); Sister BICs in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and a number of countries in other regions outside Southeast Asia; CropLife Asia; the Asian Farmers Regional Network (ASFARNET); and other US-based institutions and projects, namely: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cornell Alliance for Science Programme for Biosafety Systems (PBS) Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project (ABSP).
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