(Feb. 5, 2025) The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected BIOTEC as the host organization for the Thailand-U.S. Agricultural and Trade Mission, led by Mr. Patrick Packnett, Associate Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USDA, Washington, D.C. The delegation includes representatives from the USDA offices in Washington, D.C., and Thailand, the U.S. Department of State, and the Department of Agriculture of Thailand, totaling 40 participants. The mission aims to discuss agricultural cooperation, particularly in genome editing technology in plants, and to visit laboratory facilities.
