Workshop proceedings: Caribbean Biotechnology Agenda for the Valorization of Genetic Resources

Abstract

The paper explains that the Workshop was organized and hosted by the University of the West Indies and IICA, with the collaboration of a large number of institutions from public and private sectors interested in the capitalization of biotechnology to foster agricultural development, diversification, and sustainability in the Caribbean. It sought to define a framework for regional action in biotechnology research/development, focussed on the management of genetic resources. Ten presentations are included.