On August 28-30, 2018, The Experts’ Consulting Meeting was held in Prague on the initiative of FAO and Czech Republic. The researchers, specialists, officials, non-governmental organizations and civil society representatives took active part in the Meeting. The participants discussed the problems of Bio-security, shared their opinions regarding gene-engineering and its advantages, risks and management problems.
The representative of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dr. Anatoli Giorgadze, Deputy of the GAAS President, Deputy Head of Coordinating Center of Environment and Agro Biodiversity participated in International Meeting. Besides Georgian representative, the guests from many countries, such as Austria, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Germany, Moldova, Netherland, Poland, Rumania, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine took part.
The governments of European countries apply double approach in the policy of Biotechnological sphere – which is “Maximize advantage and minimize risks”. In maximum advantage they mean food safety and better nutrition, adaptation to climate change and weakening its influence, also reducing the pressure on natural resources. Under the words - minimizing risks they imply working out national systems and regulations of Bio- security and its implementation.
FAO representative Aleksandrova –Stepanova mentioned that it is very important to assist the Governments in order to raise their awareness and deepen their knowledge in the sphere of bio-technologies which could be achieved through flow of information in both ways at all levels of leadership and management. Innovations in science and technologies play very important role to successfully address the problems of today and tomorrow. Complicated issues demand to be solved with the application of sophisticated approaches.
The Meeting was hosted by Prague Scientific –Research Institute of Plant Studies. The participants visited genetic resource bank of the Institute and testing plots.
