Agriculture & Food Systems Institute (AFSI)

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This AFSI Newsletter recaps our three-part @APEC HLPDAB workshop. Also, our CEO Dr. Andrew Roberts is speaking on Sept 8 about gene drive risk assessment w/ @genedrivenet ahead of CBD COP 17! - ✍️ https://t.co/ix5gD8qV0W | 📰 https://t.co/SNxf0e6jAc | 🗞️ https://t.co/eF6b3JQqmm

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Our August AFSI Newsletter covers four updated protein monographs on Cry1Ab and Cry2Ab - 📘 https://t.co/T8oEx8YCE2 | 📰 https://t.co/2xZnvum8XP | 🗞️ Previous: https://t.co/eF6b3JPSwO

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This month's SABP Newsletter features @igisci's GEMS 2026 workshop on GE microorganisms, @NAASIndia's brainstorming session on agri-biologicals policy, a student article on AI-designed CRISPR in rice, and more - 📰 https://t.co/8aISOEBvAp | 🗞️ Previous: https://t.co/NvT9PPcNWk

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🌱 We're building out our biologicals work at AFSI — science-based regulation of microbial products for agriculture — and we've brought on new staff to drive it forward. Learn more in this month's newsletter: https://t.co/Wejok0hLoI | About the AFSI team: https://t.co/Tnu0JYNChn

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Our Biologicals Regulatory Compendium maps how biopesticides, biofertilizers & biostimulants are regulated across 32 jurisdictions. More details in this month's AFSI Newsletter - 📘 https://t.co/OBUC9fhCYs | 📰 https://t.co/y8nyPSCtWP | 🗞️ https://t.co/LnlIrAGGnl

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The May SABP Newsletter features BARI's Field Day on late blight resistant 3R-gene potato and their Bt brinjal research seminar, as well as ICAR-NIPB's CRISPR/Cas genome editing training - 📰 https://t.co/xd5iOBCxeL
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Our May AFSI Newsletter highlights our e-learning catalog — nine peer-reviewed courses on biotechnology, biosafety, and food safety, available globally and at no cost - 📰 https://t.co/AzxzoHRGme | 🗞️ Previous: https://t.co/eF6b3JPSwO | 🧑‍💻 E-learning: https://t.co/wpkyEuFmMz

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Register for our workshop on public attitudes toward gene drives in agriculture. This virtual event on🗓️ April 15, 2026 is supported by a grant from @USDA_NIFA & organized with @RutgersU & @UniofNewcastle. Details: 📰 https://t.co/zdd2oVrstY | 🗞️ Previous: https://t.co/eF6b3JPSwO

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In this month's SABP Newsletter, learn about the @icarindia NBPGR “Training Programme on Genome Edited and Genetically Engineered (GE)/Genetically Modified (GM) Crops and more - 📰 https://t.co/Fk6zD332Ww | 🗞️ Previous Issues: https://t.co/NvT9PPcNWk

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A paper on version 10.1 of the our Crop Composition Database (CCDB) was published in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis ���� Details in the March 2026 issue of the AFSI Newsletter: 📰 https://t.co/9w8oaBvMZO | 🗞️ Previous Issues: https://t.co/eF6b3JPSwO

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From 2020-2025, we supported the harmonization of safety assessments of genetically engineered
food & feed in South Asia as part of a project funded by the @USDAForeignAg Emerging Markets Program. Learn More - 📰https://t.co/ZUfd60c4Vv | Previous Issues - https://t.co/eF6b3JPSwO

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In this month's SABP Newsletter, read about our second capacity building workshop on food safety assessment of GM plants in Colombo, which we co-organized with @MoH_SriLanka & @Biotech4India, and more - 📰 https://t.co/16uDfsWphK |
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AFSI began implementing virtual seminars on agricultural biotechnology for member economies of @APEC in 2022. This month's AFSI newsletter looks back on the 2025 series, which is about to head into its 6th year - 📰 https://t.co/3fHACxxMTe | Previous -🗞️ https://t.co/eF6b3JQqmm

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The final SABP Newsletter of 2025 features personal accounts of the 17th ISBR Symposium by attendees from India & Bangladesh. Happy Holidays from the AFSI Team! 🥳- December 📰 https://t.co/3rS2WUUjXj | Previous:
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Organized by the International Society Biosafety Research, the 17th ISBR Symposium took place in Ghent from November 2-6, 2025. Learn about our participation at ISBR 2025 in this month's AFSI Newsletter - 📰 https://t.co/bJMzUaNxYr |
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The November SABP Newsletter recaps the @FSII_India 9th Annual General Meeting & Conference and launch of the report "Ease of Doing Business in the Indian Seed Industry" & spotlights 2 resources on gene drives -
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On September 22-23, 2025 in Colombo, we organized a workshop on food safety assessment of GM plants with Sri Lanka’s Department of Agriculture & Ministry of Health and @Biotech4India. Details in the AFSI Newsletter- 📰 https://t.co/HXOdF04WiL | 🗞️Previous: https://t.co/eF6b3JPSwO

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Read about the workshop we organized in Colombo with the Department of Agriculture and Ministry of Health, Government of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with @Biotech4India, and more in this month's SABP Newsletter - 📰 https://t.co/dDKYfViwYp | Previous 🗞️ https://t.co/NvT9PPcNWk

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In this month's AFSI Newsletter, learn about the workshop we organized in New Delhi on August 20-22, 2025, in collaboration with @fssaiindia & @Biotech4India, on food safety assessment of genetically engineered plants-📰 https://t.co/GtjcgxaeQ5 | Previous https://t.co/eF6b3JPSwO

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In the month's SABP Newsletter, learn about our recent workshop on safety assessment of foods derived from genetically engineered plants in New Delhi, which we jointly organized with @fssaiindia & @Biotech4India - 📰 https://t.co/2PnJRUA1mZ
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