CTAHR Agricultural Biotechnology Forum An Education Forum for CTAHR Extension Faculty |
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This forum presents an opportunity for CTAHR faculty, staff, extension agents and students to exchange the latest information and opinions concerning biotechnology in agriculture in Hawaii . The mission is to provide a platform for the education of all parties involved so that this information may be objectively passed on to the stakeholders in Hawaii ’s agriculture industry. Each of issues was introduced in a presentation followed by a group discussion session through which many of the pertinent questions were answered.
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Theme 1: Philosophical Issues Why biotechnology? What is and should the college be doing? What is our obligation to the state and the world? |
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| 8:45-9:05 | CTAHR's role in improving agriculture in Hawaii - Ania Wieczorek Do we need biotechnology? CTAHR's position on biotechnology Coexistance of biotechnology with traditional methods for crop improvement |
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| 9:05-9:25 | Philosophical issues regarding agricultural biotechnology - Hector Valenzuela Request for 'hard facts'
concerning biotechnology The regulatory framework |
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| 9:25-9:45 | Group discussion: Philosophical Issues
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Theme 2: Environmental Issues Enhanced productivity? Pesticide use reduced? What is the risk to the neighbor's organic papayas? What about the effect on native plant species? Are there workable best management practices? |
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| 9:45-10:15 | General environmental risks - Hector Valenzuela
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| 10:15-10:45 | Risks to native plants - Peter Münster
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| 11:00-11:15 | The GM-papaya - Steve Ferreira
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| 11:15-11:30 | The GM-papaya - Richard Manshardt
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| 11:30-11:45 | GM-papaya incidence on Kauai - Jennifer Schriber
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| 11:45-12:30 | Group discussion: Environmental Issues
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Theme 3: Health Issues Is food derived through biotechnology safe to eat? Is the regulation reliable? Why are the Europeans so cautious? Are they really going to grow vaccines in plants? |
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| 13:00-13:20 | Hector Valenzuela
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| 13:20-13:40 | Ania Wieczorek
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| 13:40-14:00 | Group discussion: Health Issues
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Theme 4: Social Issues What are the social concerns and unknowns, locally and globally? Can we have co-existance of different types of agriculture? |
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| 14:00-14:10 | Co-existance issues in Hawaii - Ania Wieczorek
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| 14:10-14:30 | Transgenic taro: the culture of science meets native Hawaiian culture - Glenn Teves
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| 14:30-14:50 | Extension agent panel: Feedback
from the field - Roy Yamakawa, Alton Arakaki, Virginia Smith, Steve Fukuda
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| 14:50-15:20 | Group discussion: Social Issues
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