Day 3

Day 3: Wednesday, July 25, 2018

SESSION 8: Science, Regulation & Policy - Working Together to Encourage Innovation, Public Health & Safety – Mouhamadou Traore, moderator International Standards and Trade Obligations:

• International Standards and Trade Obligations: 

  • Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety – Boniface Cacheu (Ministry of Environment, Senegal)

  • CODEX, OECD and the FAO – Modupe Adeyemo (ABNE)

  • Biotechnology in international trade – Shoshana Griffith (USDA-FAS, USA)

  • Regulating animal biotechnology in Africa, and lessons from crop biotechnology – Moussa Savodogo (ABNE)

SESSION 9: Regulatory challenge of making science- and risk-based decisions in face of public concerns - Scott Shore, moderator

• • Socioeconomic considerations in regulatory decision-making – Sam Timpo (ABNE)

  • Addressing concerns in a science-based and risk-based system – Andrew Binder (North Carolina State University, USA)

• Breakout sessions/discussion groups:  (Oumar Traore, moderator) Dialog on guidance gaps, needs and strategies. 

• Topics: 

  • How to encourage the facilitation of research on animal biotechnology, challenges in communication

  • Confinement/containment of genetically engineered animals and cross-border transport

  • Obstacles to obtaining genetically engineered and gene edited animals

SESSION 10: Communicating with the Public

• • Hands-on communication activities – Andrew Binder (North Carolina State University, USA)

• Summations:

  • Workshop summary – Eric Hallerman

  • Next steps – Diane Wray-Cahen

  • Closing comments – Mousa Savodogo