Side Event

Potential Impact of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies on Farmers Seed Systems

Organizer
Community Biodversity Development and Conservation

Date and Time
23 May 2008 18:15 - 19:45

Meeting
Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9)

The Community Biodiversity Development and Conservation (CBDC) Network will present updates on current undertakings and projects on Genetic Use Restriction Technologies (GURTS) as biocontainment tool and will present results of participatory research done in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia highlighting perspectives and voices of small-holder farmers on GURTS.