Proceedings - THE PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOSAFETY WORKSHOP
Questionnaire
Pre-workshop questionnaire - Results at a glance

Issues highlighted by the respondents for future meetings:

Biotechnology and intellectual property (IPR)
Contract negotiations for access to Biotech, research on the commercial use
Communication and public opinions/concerns
risk assessment

Regarding the topic of implementation of legal framework, some respondents mentioned:

should detail how the "successful" countries overcame the fears around the technology that seemed universal previously;
how to find innovative ways by which the trust on GMs can be built (for example: transmitting useful information in simple layman´s language to national champions of biotech which in turn can transmit it to their own public space like media, seminars, meeting with framers, etc);
training to the trainers (scientist and farmers) for sensitization of general public on GM products and biosafety.