The report is now available of the 24th FAO Regional Conference for Africa that took place from 30 January to 3 February 2006 in Bamako, Republic of Mali. The conference agenda included a discussion item on the "African Seeds and Biotechnology Programme" and an information item on "Policy and regulation of biotechnology in food production". See the report, as well as the conference documents, at http://www.fao.org/Unfao/Bodies/RegConferences/arc24/24arc_en.htm (in Arabic, English, French and Spanish) or contact [email protected] for more information. The FAO Regional Conference meets every two years and was attended by 171 delegates from 41 Member Nations of the Region.

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