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It was really a big opportunity for all of us to participate in the AARINENA retreat which was held in Aleppo, during November 2010. All documents and presentations related to the meeting are available through AARINENA website.
We discussed lot of issues and topics during the meeting, but if there are still ideas and comments that you think you need to share , here is a good opportunity in this forum to share it with all.

For more information , Susanna's guildelines related to topics discussed in the meeting are available as attachments here.

Wish to receive more comments from all of you!

Best regards
Taraneh]]>
It was really a big opportunity for all of us to participate in the AARINENA retreat which was held in Aleppo, during November 2010. All documents and presentations related to the meeting are available through AARINENA website.
We discussed lot of issues and topics during the meeting, but if there are still ideas and comments that you think you need to share , here is a good opportunity in this forum to share it with all.

For more information , Susanna's guildelines related to topics discussed in the meeting are available as attachments here.

Wish to receive more comments from all of you!

Best regards
Taraneh]]> http://www.aarinena.org/ForumAARINENA/showthread.php?tid=3 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:10:58 -0500 http://www.aarinena.org/ForumAARINENA/showthread.php?tid=3 Much research is going around the world to improve the yields of staple crops such as wheat, upon which most of the population in the WANA region relies for energy. Some consumers have voiced concern about the safety of food from genetically modified (GM) plants. They worry that scientists may introduce new allergens or toxins into the plants when they insert a new gene. Clearly, the same problems may arise in conventionally modified crop varieties, but these are not subject to regulation. It is important to understand that solving the problem of food production without harming the environment will require the concerted use of traditional breeding and organic farming as well as GM crop technology. In terms of global food production, it will be necessary to ensure that GM technology is made available to developing countries where researchers can create or vary crops adapted to local conditions. The scientific community is supporting the view that release of GM plants should be approved only if there is negligible or very low risk. The approval process for a single GM crop can take up to ten years and involves numerous tests.
Your input and discussion in this forum is very appreciated.

Pr. Khaled Masmoudi]]> Much research is going around the world to improve the yields of staple crops such as wheat, upon which most of the population in the WANA region relies for energy. Some consumers have voiced concern about the safety of food from genetically modified (GM) plants. They worry that scientists may introduce new allergens or toxins into the plants when they insert a new gene. Clearly, the same problems may arise in conventionally modified crop varieties, but these are not subject to regulation. It is important to understand that solving the problem of food production without harming the environment will require the concerted use of traditional breeding and organic farming as well as GM crop technology. In terms of global food production, it will be necessary to ensure that GM technology is made available to developing countries where researchers can create or vary crops adapted to local conditions. The scientific community is supporting the view that release of GM plants should be approved only if there is negligible or very low risk. The approval process for a single GM crop can take up to ten years and involves numerous tests.
Your input and discussion in this forum is very appreciated.

Pr. Khaled Masmoudi]]> http://www.aarinena.org/ForumAARINENA/showthread.php?tid=2 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:08:00 -0500 http://www.aarinena.org/ForumAARINENA/showthread.php?tid=2
Welcome to the AARINENA Biotechnology Network discussion group.
This discussion was asked to run by Prof. Khaled Masmoudi, the new leader of the group on gene transfer, in AARINENA Biotechnology Network.

In this group they are developing research on cereals (mainly wheat and barley) and focusing on abiotic stresses (drought, salinity and heat). They generate some transgenic wheat plants using Agrobacterium tumefaciens that perform well under salt stress and drought conditions in greenhouse.
He has proposed to start the discussion on the generation of transgenic cereals for the WANA region which constitutes the origin of biodiversity for wheat: are genetically modified cereals required by small farmers in developing countries to improve their income?

Wish you all a successful discussion!

Best regards
AARINENA Web Manager]]>
Welcome to the AARINENA Biotechnology Network discussion group.
This discussion was asked to run by Prof. Khaled Masmoudi, the new leader of the group on gene transfer, in AARINENA Biotechnology Network.

In this group they are developing research on cereals (mainly wheat and barley) and focusing on abiotic stresses (drought, salinity and heat). They generate some transgenic wheat plants using Agrobacterium tumefaciens that perform well under salt stress and drought conditions in greenhouse.
He has proposed to start the discussion on the generation of transgenic cereals for the WANA region which constitutes the origin of biodiversity for wheat: are genetically modified cereals required by small farmers in developing countries to improve their income?

Wish you all a successful discussion!

Best regards
AARINENA Web Manager]]>