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N E W G E N E T I C S, F O O D A N D A G R I C U LT U R E 53DAN I DA, Royal Dan i sh Ministryof Fo re i gn Affai rsDAN I DA pl ays an active role in inte r n ati o n a le fforts to res ol ve the wo r l d ’s growing env i ro n-m e n tal problems and to make the principle ofs us tai n a ble development an inte grated par tof global social development and deve l o p-ment in indiv i dual co un tr i es .h ttp : //w w w.um .dk /e n g l i sh/D oyle Fo un d ati o nThe Doyle Fo un d ation prov i d es a fo r um fo ran a l ysis and advoca cy of the role of science ini n te r n ational development with spe c i a lre g ard to the safe appl i cations of mod e r nb i o te c h n ol ogy.h ttp : //w w w.d oyl e fo un d ati o n .o rgE l e c tronic Jo urnal of Biote c h n ol ogy (EJB)E l e c tronic Jo urnal of Biote c h n ol ogy is ani n te r n ational scienti fic electronic journal th atp u bl i sh es pa pe rs from all are as re l ated toB i o te c h n ol ogy. EJB is spo n s o red by th eUN ESCO / MIRCEN network and co n tains an ew section on «Biote c h n ol ogy Issues fo rD eveloping Co un tr i es » .h ttp : //w w w.e j b i o te c h n ol ogy. i n fo/Food and Agr i cu l ture Org an i s ationof the Un i ted Nations (FAO )FAO ’s fo r um on Biote c h n ol ogy in Food an dA gr i cu l ture.h ttp : //w w w. fa o.o rg /b i o te c h/fo r um .as pI n te r - A m e r i can Development Bank (IDB)The Inte r - A m e r i can Development Ban k, th eol d est and larg est regional multi l ate ral deve l-opment insti tution, was es ta bl i shed to helpa cce l e rate economic and social deve l o p m e n tin Latin America and the Car i bbe an. The goa lof the Rural Development Unit of the Sus tai n-a ble Development Depar tment is to assist inthe pre paration, exe cution and eva l u ation ofp rograms re l ated to loans and national an dregional te c h n i cal coo pe ration in the rura ls e c to r. Prov i d es links to IDB publ i cations an devents. The IDB 2002 re port on biote c h n ol ogyin Latin America is avai l a ble online.h ttp : //w w w. i a db.o rg /s d s / ENV/s i te _ 4 7 _ e . h tmI n te r n ational Co uncil for Sc i e n ce (ICSU )I C SU ’s mission is to identi fy and address maj o ri s s u es of impo r tan ce to science and soc i e ty, bym obilizing the res o urces and knowledge of th ei n te r n ational scienti fic co m m un i ty. The ICSU ’sp u bl i cation on B i o tec h n ol ogy and Sus tai n a bl eA gr i cu l ture, p re pared by ICSU ’s adv i s o ry co m-m i ttee on genetic expe r i m e n tation an db i o te c h n ol ogy for the 2002 World Summit onS us tai n a ble Development is avai l a ble on line.h ttp : //w w w. i cs u.o rgI n te r n ational Food Pol i cy Res e arch Institute(IFPRI)I F P R I ’s mission is to identi fy and an a l yze pol i-c i es for sus tai n a bly meeting the food needs ofthe developing world. IFPRI is a Future Harvestce n tre suppo r ted by the CGIAR. IFPRI hass eve ral biote c h n ol ogy pol i cy docum e n t savai l a ble.h ttp : //w w w. i fp r i .o rg /I n te r n ational Se rv i ce for the Acq ui s i tionof Agr i - B i o tech Appl i cations (ISAAA)ISAAA is a not-fo r - p rofit org an i zation th atd e l ive rs the be n e fits of new agr i cu l tura lb i o te c h n ol og i es to the poor in deve l o p i n gco un tr i es. It aims to sh are th ese powe r ful te c h-n ol og i es to those who stand to be n e fit fro mthem and at the same time es ta bl i sh ane n a bling env i ronment for their safe use. ISAAAhosts a global crop knowledge ce n ter on line.h ttp : //w w w. i s a a a.o rgI n te r n ational Se rv i ce for NationalA gr i cu l tural Res e arch (ISNA R )The products and serv i ces provided th ro u g hI SNA R ’s activ i ti es in biote c h n ol ogy are bas e don the sys te m atic an a l ysis of pol i cy, man a g e-ment and org an i zational re q ui rements ofco un tr i es considering their pl ans for biote c h-n ol ogy. This work is unique among CGI A Rce n te rs and other inte r n ational agr i cu l tura lb i o te c h n ol ogy programs.h ttp : //w w w.cg i ar.o rg /i s n ar/i b s . h tmI n fo r m ation Sys tems for Biote c h n ol ogy(ISB)ISB prov i d es info r m ation res o urces to suppo r tthe env i ro n m e n tally res po n s i ble use of agr i-cu l tural biote c h n ol ogy products. The site co n-tains documents and searc h a ble data bas espe r taining to the deve l o p m e n t, tes ting an dre g u l ato ry rev i ew of geneti cally mod i fi e dpl an t s, animals and microo rg anisms with i nthe US and abroa d .h ttp : //w w w. i sb.v t .e duI n te r n ational Rice Res e arch Insti tute (IRRI)Fun c tional Genomics Working Gro u pI R R I ’s Inte r n ational Rice Fun c tional GenomicsWorking Group we b s i te prov i d es info r m ati o non the rice genome.h ttp : //w w w. i r r i .o rg /g e n o m i cs /Mai ze D BMai zeDB is a public Internet gateway to currentknowledge abo ut the mai ze genome an dits expression. It is suppo r ted by the USDA - A R S ,the NSF and the Un ive rs i ty of Missour i .h ttp : //w w w.a gro n . m i s s o ur i .e du/National Aca d e m i es Press (NAP) Pu bl i sherfor National Aca d e m i es of Sc i e n ce (NAS)of the USA.NAP publ i sh es re ports issued by The Nati o n a lA ca d e m i es. Pu bl i cations can be read onlinefree of charg e .h ttp : //w w w. n a p.e duNature ’s genome gatewayNature ’s genome gateway is a web res o urced evo ted to genomics. Access to all material isfree.h ttp : //w w w. n ature .co m/g e n o m i cs /Nuffield Co uncil on Bioe th i csThe Nuffield Co uncil on Bioe th i cs is an independentbody es ta bl i shed by the Tr us te es ofthe Nuffield Fo un d ation to consider the eth i-cal issues arising from developments inmedicine and biol ogy. Pu bl i cations are avai l-a ble free of charg e .h ttp : //w w w. n uffi e l db i oe th i cs .o rgO ECD (Org an i s ation for EconomicCo - o pe ration and Deve l o p m e n t )O ECD is an inte r n ational org an i zation helpinggovernments tackle the economic, soc i a land gove r n an ce challenges of a globa l i ze de co n o my. OECD homepage prov i d es links to avar i e ty of th e m es including Biote c h n ol ogy.B i o te c h n ol ogy homepage prov i d es details ofall OECD work pe r taining to biote c h n ol ogy,including events and publ i cati o n s .h ttp : //w w w.oe cd .o rgPew Initi ative on Food and Biote c h n ol ogyEs ta bl i shed to be an independent and ob j e c tives o urce of cre d i ble info r m ation on agr i cu l tura lb i o te c h n ol ogy for the public, media and pol i cy -m a ke rs; supports informed public dialogue on