SEARCA BIC 2010

2010: A challenging biotech environment

SEARCA BIC EFFORTS

Biotechnology in the news:Media Monitoring and Analysis404 biotechnology articles

Crop Biotech Update (CBU)27 contributions to CBU

Press/Photo Releases & News Feeds40 press, photo releases, and articles to biotech magazines

Media Monitoring and AnalysisPrint Media Reportage of Agricultural Biotechnology in the Philippines: A Decades (1999-2009) Analysis of News Coverage and Framing

Knowledge Products

E-news Service

Knowledge Sharing:The SEARCA BIC E-group26, 633 were new subscribers of SEARCA BIC E-news Service as well as ISAAA Crop Biotech Update Mailing List.

Knowledge Sharing:The WebsiteTo date, SEARCA BIC website reached 970,557 page views with 454,793 visitors.Top country visitors (in order of visits) are: Philippines, USA, Russian Federation, India, South Africa, Canada, China, France Germany and Malaysia.

Expanding our reach:Knowledge products distribution16,377 IEC materials distributed

Expanding our reach:Knowledge resources capturedAgbiotech Vietnam:http://www.agbiotech.com.vn/en/?mnu=preview&key=3191Argos Biotech Twitter:http://twitter.com/ArgosBiotech/status/10651322789396480Meridian Institute:http://sites.merid.org/fs-agbiotech/more.php?id=8529Zamboanga Times:http://zamboangatimes.ph/inside-stories/91-farmers-speak-push-for-continuation-of-bt-eggplant-field-trials--biotech-education-.htmlBio Vision:http://www.biovisioneastafrica.com/AgriFood Biz:http://www.agrifoodbiz.com/newsUrl.asp?nId=285966Checkbiotech Green:http://greenbio.checkbiotech.org/news/crop_biofortification_key_achieving_millennium_development_goalsPhilippine Information Agency:http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=1&fi=p100126.htm&no=3&date=Monsanto website:http://www.monsanto.co.uk/news/news.phtml?m=January&y=2010SEEDQuest website:http://www.seedquest.com/news.php?type=news&id_article=14016&id_region=&id_category=216&id_crop=Business Exchange website:http://bx.businessweek.com/investing-in-growth-stocks/philippines-remains-at-the-forefront-of-biotech-adoption-in-asia/14102841691410002468-2d27c9989648e9d44fc445a831770eb8/

Outreach activitiesExhibits

Outreach ActivitiesMedia Interviews

Outreach ActivitiesBrief 41 launch

Outreach ActivitiesSharing on country experiences, regulations, developments and challenges related to agri-biotechnologyWith international speakers

Outreach ActivitiesFarmers

Outreach ActivitiesMedia Biotech JournalismJose Burgos Awards for Biotech Journalism

Outreach activitiesLGUs and Policymakers

Outreach activitiesStudents

Outreach activitiesGeneral public

Capacity Building EffortsRegionalAgricultural Training in Biotechnology, August 2010 (NTU-Taiwan)Pan-Asia Farmers Exchange Program, March 2010

biotechnology 101 (concepts, principles, & benefits)risk communicationrisk assessment and managementfood and environmental safetybiotech regulations and risk assessments (low level presence, etc.)IPR, technology transferand impact assessment of agricultural biotechnology productsCapacity building effortsNational

Outreach Activities13 study visits to biotech farms and facilities25 seminars, trainings, and information outreach activities (including LGU briefings)for various stakeholders

Learning Events & Outreach ActivitiesReached 39 out of 81 provinces in the Philippines

1,911 from different provinces participated in SEARCA BIC outreach activities for 2010

Other Efforts on Knowledge CreationSEARCA Supports to Communication Challenges and Convergence in Crop BiotechnologySEARCA Supports to the Adoption and Uptake Pathways of Biotechnology Crops Among Farmers in Selected Provinces of Luzon

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Continuing EffortsIntegrate efforts in the country/ regionStrategic partnershipsExpand reachEnhance key stakeholders access to knowledge resources

Sharing & Partnerships:Local Partners

Sharing & Partnerships:Regional/International Partners

BIC through the yearsSEARCA Biotechnology Information CenterUPLB Campus, College, LagunaPHILIPPINES 4031Telephone [+63-49] 536 2290 ext. 406/169Telefax [+63-49] 536 4105E-mail jap@agri.searca.orgwww.bic.searca.org

BIC through the yearsSEARCA Biotechnology Information CenterUPLB Campus, College, LagunaPHILIPPINES 4031Telephone [+63-49] 536 2290 ext. 406/169Telefax [+63-49] 536 4105E-mail jap@agri.searca.orgwww.bic.searca.org

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*Philippine media trend remains positive as it complements to the public acceptance of modern biotechnology in the country. It signifies that through the years, the Philippine media are provided with science-based information that are substantial enough to influence the public with informed decision.Philippine media trend remains positive as it complements to the public acceptance of modern biotechnology in the country. It signifies that through the years, the Philippine media are provided with science-based information that are substantial enough to influence the public with informed decision.Philippine media trend remains positive as it complements to the public acceptance of modern biotechnology in the country. It signifies that through the years, the Philippine media are provided with science-based information that are substantial enough to influence the public with informed decision.Philippine media trend remains positive as it complements to the public acceptance of modern biotechnology in the country. It signifies that through the years, the Philippine media are provided with science-based information that are substantial enough to influence the public with informed decision.*