21/05/2024, Bangkok – A high-level meeting to explore diverse bioeconomy opportunities and collaboration mechanisms in Southeast Asia as part of the region’s move toward an agrifood system transformation, opened today in the Thai capital, Bangkok. This hybrid event, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the support of Thailand’s National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), NSTDA.
The event has attracted more than 100 high-level participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The deliberations will focus on bioeconomy-related issues in all food and agricultural sectors of Southeast Asia. The aim is to assist in accelerating momentum of bioeconomy-related initiatives, to help boost and sustain growth in Southeast Asia, which is a dynamic economic hub.