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Institutes and Associations:• AgBioForum: It is “a journal devoted to the economics and management of agrobiotechnology” and “publishes articles which enhance the ongoing dialogue on the economics and management of agricultural biotechnology. The purpose of AgBioForum is to provide unbiased, timely information and new ideas leading to socially responsible and economically efficient decisions in science, public policy, and private strategies pertaining to agricultural biotechnology”.
URL: http://www.agbioforum.org/index.htm Type: Online Journal Access: Free
• The AgBioWorld Foundation: “It is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We are principally a volunteer-driven organization that receives the vast majority of our small operating budget from individual contributions. Our volunteers and financial supporters are principally comprised of academics, independent scientists, and non-profit researchers. To date, we have received no corporate funding for our initiatives and we have committed to keeping the majority of our funding sources to individual contributors.” The AgBioWorld Foundation is run by Professor C.S. Prakash of Tuskegee University.
URL: http://www.agbioworld.com Type: Website Access: Free
• Ag BioTech InfoNet: “The site is designed and managed by Ecologic, Inc, a Sandpoint, Idaho based company specializing in analyses of agriculture's impacts on the environment and food safety”, “with news reports and extensive links to many other sites, mostly critical of transgenic technology”
URL: http://www.biotech-info.net Type: Website Access: Free
• AGCare - Agricultural Groups Concerned About Resources and the Environment: “Established in 1987 as an ad hoc committee to provide public communication and policy initiatives on crop protection and related environmental issues; Incorporated in 1991, AGCare is defined as a coalition of agricultural groups that represent Ontario's 45,000 growers of field and horticultural crops. The organization provides science and research-based information and policy initiatives on pesticide use, crop biotechnology developments, nutrient management and other related environmental issues on behalf of its membership.” AGCare member organization include - Christian Farmers' Federation of Ontario (CFFO), Ontario Corn Producers' Association (OCPA), etc.
URL: http://www.agcare.org/index.cfm Type: Website Access: Free
• All India Biotech Association (AIBA): “Established in 1994 as a non-profit Society to provide common Apex forum at the national level to represent the interests of all those engaged in various aspects of Biotechnology.One of the main objectives of AIBA is to promote and safeguard the overall interests of Biotechnology as a science, profession, industry or trade.In August, 1999, the Southern Chapter of AIBA has started functioning at Hyderabad.”
URL: http://www.aibaonline.com/index.htm Type: Website Access: Free
• Alliance for Better Foods: “The Alliance supports biotechnology as a safe way to provide for a more abundant, nutritious and higher quality food supply. The Alliance encourages fact-based discussion about development in plant biotechnology. Our membership represents diverse agriculture and food-related groups, including farmers, processors, distributors, retailers, scientists, food technologists and professionals in other fields dedicated to improving nutrition, protecting the environment and fighting world hunger”.
URL: http://www.betterfoods.org/index.html Type: Website Access: Free
• ALLIANCE FOR BIO-INTEGRITY: Non-profit group campaigning against genetically engineered foods, its primary aim is, “preserving the Safety of Our Food, the Health of Our Environment, and the Harmony of Our Relationship with Nature”.
URL: http://www.biointegrity.org Type: Website Access: Free
• American Association for the Advancement of Science - The AAAS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence across all disciplines, and to the public's understanding of science and technology.
URL: http://www.aaas.org/ Type: Website Access: Free
• Biotechnology Industry Organization - Supports companies and the field as a whole by giving legal support to get FDA approval for new products, sponsoring venture capital forums, sending public releases to the media and lobbying for legislation. Includes industry news and calendar of events.
URL: http://www.bio.org/ Type: Website Access: Free
• BIOFOCUS FOUNDATION: Objectives include using “the tools of modern biotechnology to reduce the growing gap between wealth and want; to support and encourage the existing self-determination in harmony with local resources, needs, and markets; to identify individuals committed to raising the economic and social level in the disadvantaged areas of the world…”
URL: http://www.biofocus.org/index3.html Type: Website Access: Free
• Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)- The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research promotes sustainable agricultural development based on the environmentally sound management of natural resources. Links to the 16 International Agriculture Research Centers include the Asian Rice Biotechnology Network (IRRI), the Asian Maize Biotechnology Network (CIMMYT), and ISNAR's Biotechnology Service.
Type: Website Access: Free
• Canadian Institute of Biotechnology - "CIB is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to information dissemination and technology transfer across Canada and around the world. Site includes profiles on CIB members and descriptions of CIB projects."
URL – http://www.biotech.ca/ Type: Website Access: Free
• The Council for Biotechnology Information: “The Council for Biotechnology Information communicates science-based information about the benefits and safety of agricultural and food biotechnology. Its members are the leading biotechnology companies and trade associations.” It is intended for “Consumers, Farmers, Journalists and Teachers & Students”. The information include “How biotechnology can help boost farm yields and improve diets in poor, developing parts of the world, How biotechnology has become one of the most rapidly adopted technologies in the history of agriculture”, etc.
URL: http://www.whybiotech.com/index.asp Type: Website Access: Free
• CETOS - Center for Ethics and Toxics: Devoted to concerns about exposure to toxic substances in water, food, and the environment. This site has many short articles on topics related to agriculture and biotechnology”
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• Center for Food Safety (CFS): “Established by the International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA) in 1998 and based in Washington, D.C., the Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a public interest and environmental advocacy organization that works to address the impacts of our food production system on human health, animal welfare and the environment. CFS works to achieve its goals through grassroots campaigns, public education, media outreach, and litigation”. Its major aim is “Educating the public on the hazards of industrial agriculture”.
URL: http://www.biointegrity.org Type: Website Access: Free
• CropGen: “A consumer and media information initiative, CropGen's mission is to make the case for GM crops by helping to achieve a greater measure of realism and better balance in the UK public debate about crop biotechnology. At the heart of CropGen is a panel of scientists and others who recognise that crop biotechnology offers many potential benefits - benefits which have been largely absent from the public debates to date. While ultimately funded by industry, CropGen's panel members are free to express such views as they consider appropriate. The funding companies cannot veto the panel's position on any issue. The members of the panel, all experts in their fields, will address the key issues relating to GM crops. None of the panel members is employed by any of the funding companies.”
Type: Website Access: Free
• ETC group (Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration) Formerly RAFI - the Rural Advancement Foundation International, ETC group “campaigns against transgenic crops and other developments it considers threats to genetic diversity in agriculture”.
Type: Website Access: Free
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): “The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialized agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 183 member countries plus one member organization, the European Community. Since its inception, FAO has worked to alleviate poverty and hunger by promoting agricultural development, improved nutrition and the pursuit of food security - defined as the access of all people at all times to the food they need for an active and healthy life.
URL: http://www.fao.org Type: Website Access: Free
• Foundation of Biotechnology Awareness and Education: A non-profit grass-root movement for promoting sustainable development through biotechnology. Aims and objectives include: “1.To create public awareness about the potential benefits and perceived risks of biotechnology intervention in i) sustainable development and utilisation of natural resources, ii) human, animal, and plant health, and iii) environmental protection; 2.To influence policies through partnering with academicians and educational institutions anywhere in the world to promote quality in biotechnology education and training; 3. To influence public policy making to ensure safety and wider utilisation of biotechnology….”
URL: www.fbae.org Type: Website Access: Free
• French biotech: Objectives include “Educating policy makers, the media and the general public on the scientific, medical and economic impact of biotechnology; Surveying the French and international biotechnology industry and providing prospective financial and economic data; Obtaining new legislation from French and European governments to accelerate the growth of the biotechnology industry, and assisting in the definition of new regulations in France and Europe;…..”
URL: http://www.france-biotech.org/uksite/welcome.htm Type: Website Access: Free
• Global Agricultural Biotechnology Association - "GABA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting agricultural biotechnology around the world. This site is an attempt to concentrate agbiotech-related resources in one place for easy access."
URL: http://www.lights.com/gaba/ Type: Website Access: Free
• Greenpeace: “Greenpeace is the leading independent campaigning organization that uses non-violent direct action and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future”. Its major concern is to “Eliminate the threat of genetic engineering” by stopping “the release of genetically engineered organisms into the environment and support a switch to sustainable, organic agriculture”
URL: http://www.greenpeaceusa.org Type: Website Access: Free
• Gene Campaign: Gene Campaign is a Non-governmental “research and advocacy organisation working in the field of food and livelihood security, bioresources, farmers' and community rights, intellectual property rights and indigenous knowledge. The group works together with the scientific community, students and youth, cultural activists, environmental groups, consumer groups, women's' groups, human rights and social justice groups. It works with farmers' organisations and rural and adivasi communities, in its efforts to influence and change policy and laws on the ownership and use of bioresources. In addition to a national network, Gene Campaign has linkages with civil society groups working in developing and developed countries.”
URL: http://www.genecampaign.org/essay.html Type: Website Access: Free
• Hungary's Agricultural Biotechnology Center - Includes news, scientific program, structure, services and products, job opportunities and archives.
URL: http://www.abc.hu/englishver.html Type: Website Access: Free
• Ifgene: International Forum for Genetic Engineering - This organization has branches in Europe and the U.S. and is dedicated to promoting discussion and education about genetics research issues.
URL: http://www.anth.org/ifgene Type: Website Access: Free
• Institute of Food Technologists - Site includes publications, info on meetings, membership, jobs, etc.
URL - http://www.ift.org/ Type: Website Access: Free
• International Food Information Council - This site contains information about nutrition, food safety, additives, allergies, and food biotechnology.
URL - http://ificinfo.health.org/ Type: Website Access: Free
• International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology – “An international organization dedicated to advanced research and training in molecular biology and biotechnology, with special regard to the needs of the developing world. This Centre promotes the safe use of biotechnology”
URL - http://www.icgeb.trieste.it/ Type: Website Access: Free
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) – “The mission of the International Food Policy Research Institute is to identify and analyze policies for sustainably meeting the food needs of the developing world. Research at IFPRI concentrates on economic growth and poverty alleviation in low-income countries, improvement of the well-being of poor people, and sound management of the natural resource base that supports agriculture. IFPRI seeks to make its research results available to all those in a position to use them and to strengthen institutions in developing countries that conduct research relevant to its mandate.”
URL - http://www.ifpri.cgiar.org/ Type: Website Access: Free
• International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV): “The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is an intergovernmental organization with headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland). UPOV was established by the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. The Convention was adopted in Paris in 1961 and it was revised in 1972, 1978 and 1991. The objective of the Convention is the protection of new varieties of plants by an intellectual property right.”
URL - http://www.upov.int/ Type: Website Access: Free
• National Academy of Sciences - Site also houses the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council; includes a Career Planning Center, searchable member e-mail directory, and more.
URL - http://www.nas.edu/ Type: Website Access: Free
• National Agricultural Biotechnology Council- US body, sponsors meetings and forums to discuss biotechnology issues as they apply to agriculture and the environment. Lists goals and meetings
URL: http://www.cals.cornell.edu/extension/nabc/ Type: Website Access: Free
• National Center for Genome Resources - This non-profit bioinformatics site includes a wide range of information on genetics for both researchers and laypersons.
URL: http://www.ncgr.org/ Type: Website Access: Free
• Society for In Vitro Biology - This site is dedicated to a wide range of disciplines that use cell and tissue cultures; pages include membership info, publications, career services, etc. Can be very slow to load. URL: http://www.sivb.org/ Type: Website Access: Free
• REDBIO Foundation: “a non-profit NGO whose objective is to facilitate and promote opportunities of cooperation, collaborative research and transfer of Plant Biotechnology. We support and carry out activities resulting from the Technical Cooperation Network in Plant Biotechnology (REDBIO), which is sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
URL: http://www.fundacionredbio.org/ingles.htm Type: Website Access: Free
• Union of Concerned Scientists: “UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of 60,000 concerned citizens and scientists across the country. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.” Their core groups of scientists and engineers “conduct technical studies on renewable energy options, the impacts of global warming, the risks of genetically engineered crops, and other related topics”
URL: http://www.ucsusa.org/index.cfm Type: Website Access: Free
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) - Biotechnology Information Network and Advisory Service (BINAS)- BINAS is a service of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). BINAS monitors global developments in regulatory issues in biotechnology.
URL - http://binas.unido.org/binas/ Type: Website Access: Free
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