Session Information
2007 BIO International Convention
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Indian Agri-Biotechnology: The Growth Potential (Food and Agriculture)
Track : International Seminars - Food and Agriculture
Program Code: ISF040
Date: Monday, May 7, 2007
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM  
Location: 253 C
CHAIR :
Chandrajit Banerjee, Senior Director, Confederation of Indian Industry
SPEAKER (S):
Dr. Villoo Morawala Patell, Vice Chairperson & CEO, Avestha Gengraine Technologies Pvt Ltd
Maharaj Krishan Bhan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology
Rama Mukherjee, President - R&D, Dabur Research Foundation
Hari S Bhartia, Co-Chairman & Managing Director, Jubilant Organosys Ltd.
S. Natesh, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Science & Technology
Rajesh Menon, Senior Director, Confederation of Indian Industry
Description
India is a vast country with over a billion people and a huge market for products and services. The session will highlight Indian subcontinent's varied species of flora and fauna and the biodiversity. Apart from this, it will highlight India, which has one of the largest agriculture sectors in the world and varied climatic zones that can help in research and development of different agribiotech products applicable worldwide.



Objectives:
  • Give a developing country's perspective in the development and success of agricultural biotechnology.

  • Offer insight into issues relating to agri-biotech.

  • Provide information about the developments in the agri-biotech sector in India and critically analyze each of the dimensions of international negotiations and emerging perspectives for developing countries.