Dates
8-12 April, 2013
Locations
April 8-10: The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa - CECAT), Brasília
April 10: Goiania, Goias (not part of the Proceedings)
April 11-12: Rio Verde, Goias (not part of the Proceedings)
Schedule
April 7, 2013
AM-PM participants arrive into Brasilia, Brazil, from their respective countries Check into the hotel
April 8, 2013
8:00 Depart the hotel for Embrapa CECAT
8:30 Arrival at Embrapa CECAT for workshop day 1
9:00 Opening remarks (organizers)
9:15 Organization of work (Moderator: Deise Capalbo - Embrapa)
9:30 Introduction of participants and individual expectations
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Presentation on Brazilian Agriculture and EMBRAPA (Luiz Claudio Caruso - MAPA)
12:00 History of GMO biosafety framework (Orlando Cardoso - CTNBIO)
13:00 Lunch at the EMBRAPA restaurant
14:00 Use of GM plants in Brazil and in South America/global market (Juliana Alexandre - MAPA)
14:30 Government control and inspection (Juliana Alexandre - MAPA)
15:00 Public research and GM R&D: the development of Embrapa 5.1 - common beans tolerant to Golden Mosaic Virus (Francisco Aragão - Embrapa)
15:30 The U.S. experience with agricultural biotechnology (Zhulieta FAS Willbrand - USDA)
16:00 Coffee Break
16:30 Planning the roadmap of development of a commodity gm crop (Luis Louzano - BASF)
17:30 Workshop day 1 finishes
April 9, 2013
8:15 Depart the hotel for Embrapa CECAT
9:15 Cartagena Protocol: presentation and Brazil's implementation (Davi Bonavides, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
9:45 Coexistence: Global cnd Brazilian Experiences (Morven Mclean, CERA, and Juliana Alexandre, MAPA)
10:30 Sustainability: best management practices and GE crops (Pace Lubinksy - USDA)
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 The importance of communication based on science (Deise Capalbo - Embrapa)
12:00 Commercial GM production (Anderson Galvão - Celeres)
12:30 Q&A
13:00 Lunch at the Embrapa restaurant
14:00 Individual 10 minutes (max.) presentations
17:30 Workshop day 2 finishes
19:15 Depart the hotel for reception at the residence of the U.S. Agricultural Counselor
April 10, 2013
8:15 Depart the hotel for Embrapa CECAT
9:00 Continued production of conventional seeds: the case of soybean in Brazil (Ronaldo Andrade - Embrapa)
9:30 Coexistence: Brazilian experience (Juliana Alexandre - MAPA)
10:00 Labeling: a global debate (Zhulieta FAS Willbrand - USDA)
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Regional and global asynchronous approvals: market impact (Juliana Alexandre - MAPA)
12:30 Low level presence: present situation and market implications (Morven Mclean - CERA)
13:00 Lunch at the Embrapa restaurant
14:00 South America/regional arrangements and initiatives (Juliana Alexandre - MAPA)
14:30 Q&A - further interactions
15:30 Workshop closing (Moderator and biosafety team)
16:00 Departure for Goiania, Goiás