The setting up of an international mechanism for acquisition and exchange of such proprietary techniques was proposed, to enhance access to suitable technology. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It was the first of a series of regional seminars designed to strengthen the capacity of developing countries in planning and managing agricultural biotechnology. A report on the seminar, containing full papers, and summaries of discussions and national working-group meetings, will be available in April 1995. The Hague, the Netherlands.
Agricultural research has an important role to play in alleviating pressure.
In the resulting group discussion, it was concluded that innovative mechanisms for mobilizing funds from the private sector, such as the tripartite partnerships, will have to become more important in the near future. Indonesian public research institutions should be encouraged to raise revenues from the sale of research products, royalties, or services. In his concluding remarks, Amerasinghe outlined the main findings relating to policy makers and research managers. Most countries participating in the seminar have set specific national objectives for agricultural biotechnology, as an element of broader programmes for agricultural research or biotechnology. In the plenary discussion, biotechnology project management courses came up as a major need in the area of training, as there are few opportunities for research managers and decision makers to improve their skills in this respect.