The Role of Agricultural Biotechnologies in Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition

The Symposium provides an opportunity to better understand possible contributions of agricultural biotechnologies to sustainable food systems that provide safe and nutritious food, in the face of climate change. The symposium is proposed as a means to assemble and validate scientific information and best practices for agricultural biotechnologies to inform its member countries of:

• Scientific and technological developments especially in regard to the tools and options available;

• Managing the risks and benefits associated with their application including biosafety and food safety considerations;

• The environmental, social and economic dimensions;

• Data management and sharing mechanisms.

Building on the outcome of the ABDC-10 conference, the symposium will provide a neutral forum for a review of the benefits, risks, challenges and opportunities of agricultural biotechnologies and their contribution to more sustainable food systems and improved nutrition in the face of an increasing human population and climate change.