Seminar on GM crops public awareness

Date: 28 May 2009 (Thurs)
Time: 8.30 AM - 12 PM
Venue: MTBIC Hall, MARDI, Serdang
Speakers from UTAR, MABIC and MNRE.
4 papers will be presented:

• GM Crops: A Springboard for Agricultural Advances
• Public Perception on GM Crops: The Fear of the Unknown
• The Malaysian Biosafety Act 2007
• The Obligations of Researchers Under the Malaysian Biosafety Act 2007

After lunch, there will be book launching event of “GLOBAL STATUS OF COMMERCIALIZED BIOTECH/ GM CROPS: 2008” and a keynote address by Dr. Randy Hautea from ISAAA on Global Status of Commercialized GM Crops in 2008.