Dr. Khondoker M Nasiuddin National Coordinator, ISAAA Professor & Head Department of Biotechnology Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh BdBIC Activities 2010

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BdBIC Developed & Translated Materials

TNX Field Visit= 8 Interview= 11 BIC Speaker= 14 BIC Participated= 28 Planned Activities= 9 CBU Submission= 27 CBU Subscriber= Bangladesh Biotechnology Information Centre Department of Biotechnology, Bangladesh Agricultural University

1. Translation of weekly Crop Biotech Update (CBU) in Bangla and circulate to the relevant group mails and BdBIC mailing lists 2. Enriching mailing list up to 25,000-40,000 with profile. 3. Articles for CBU – will send minimum Development of BdBIC publications and translation/printing of ISAAA publications 5. Regular enriching of the groupmails connectivity: Maintaining and strengthening the website 7. Maintaining the office and interacting people for publicity 8. Distributing of ISAAA and BdBIC printed materials 9. Meeting journalists, talk in interview and encourage for publishing Biotech related articles regularity in print and electronic media 10. ISAAA Brief- translation, printing (5,000 copies), distribution and seminar arrangement at National Press Club and public Institutes 11. Publishing hard and internet versions of Agribiotech Magazine BIOPHARMING in Bangla 12. Others: when necessary and as assigned by ISAAA Regular Ongoing Programs of BdBIC for 2011

TNX MonthActivitiesPurposesImpactsDeliverables JanuaryBiotech Communication & writing training for Science journalists and students Equip the science journalists and students for precision writing Development of strong facts based science journalists and professionals Quality articles in print & electronic media FebruaryGlobal Status of Commercial Biotech Crops 2010: ISAAA Brief celebration- Press Conference Biotech adoption status dissemination Journalists & other Stakeholders will know the global biotech facts Factual articles in mass media on biotech impression AprilSeminar for policy planners on global biotech applications and our role Awareness and experience on biotech facts Convincing policy planners Decision for biotech adoption JuneWorkshop on Public-Private partnership in biotech promotion Experience and resources sharing activities Interaction among the biotech sectors Enhanced R&D on Biotech AugustWorkshop for Extension personnel and elite farmers on biotech crop adoption Educate the Extension officials and Farmers on Biotech Facts based approach to farmers Accelerated Diffusion and Adoption of Biotech crops OctoberTraining for junior students and their teachers & parents on DNA and Biotech crop Students, Teachers, parents will understand the facts at a time through discussion and visualization Effective dissemination and confidence in decision making in future Development of professional biotech promoters DecemberPrivate Biotech lab and field visit by science journalists and students Seeing is believing- knowledge enrichment Practical knowledge on biotech and its country status Factual experienced article in the Mass media BdBIC Program 2011

Biotech Crops in Bangladesh Regulatory and Enabling Mechanism

GM CROPS IMPROVEMENT IN BANGLADESH 1. SALINITY RESISTANT RICE BRRI, BINA, DU 2. SALINITY AND DROUGHT RESISTANT POTATO BAU 3. SALINITY AND DROUGHT RESISTANT SUGARCANE BSRI 4. LEAF BLIGHT AND LEAF STREAK RESISTANT RICE BAU 5. HORTICULTURAL CROPS BARI

GM CROPS INTRODUCTION IN BANGLADESH 1. GOLDEN RICE Introduced in 2005, glasshouse trial 2. BT BRINJAL Introduced in 2006, glasshouse trial, MLTs 2 yrs (2008, 09) 3. RB POTATO Introduced in 2006, glasshouse trial 4.PRSV PAPAYA Received biosafety and regulatory approval for introduction

Administrative Setup 1. National Task Force on Biotechnology of Bangladesh (NTBB) Chair- Prime Minster 2. National Executive Committee on Biotechnology (NECB) Chair- Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister 3. National Technical Committee on Biotechnology (NTCB) - Plant Biotechnology - Animal and Fisheries Biotechnology - Medical Biotechnology - Industrial Biotechnology - Environmental Biotechnology - Biosafety & Biodiversity - IPR and Patent Biosafety Core Committee Field Level Biosafety Committee Institutional Biosafety Committee Institutional Biosafety Officer

Party To Cartegena Protocol National Biotechnology Guidelines - Plant Biotechnology - Animal and Fisheries Biotechnology - Medical Biotechnology - Industrial Biotechnology - Environmental Biotechnology - Biosafety & Biodiversity - IPR and Patent National Biosafety Protocol National Biosafety Framework National Biosafety Policy National Crops and Forest Biotechnology Policy Guideline National Biotechnology Policy Bangladesh Biosafety Rules 2010 National Biosafety Regulation Standard Operating System (GMO)

BIOPATENT OF GM CROPS 1. Research Institutes/NGOs/Farmers’- for source variety 2. Gene and it’s components of cassette 3. Developer of GM Golden Rice- IRRI and BRRI jointly developed using BR29 and given to Bangladesh ROYALTY FREE Bt Brinjal- Mahyco-Monsanto and BARI jointly developed using 9 Bangladeshi Brinjal and given to Bangladesh ROYALTY FREE Rb Potato- US University and BARI jointly developed and given to Bangladesh ROYALTY FREE