Los Baños, The Philippines
February 3, 2006Source:
Sathguru Management
Consultants Pct. Ltd.
Fruit and shoot borer
resistant eggplant technology transfer
agreement between Mahyco, University of Philippines, Los
Baños and Sathguru Management Consultants to
facilitate commercialization of Bt eggplant in The Philippines
The technology transfer
agreement for Fruit and Shoot Borer Resistant (FSBR) eggplant
was signed on January 30, 2006 at the Office of the Chancellor,
University of Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB) to facilitate the
commercialization of the Bt Eggplant varieties in Philippines.
The agreement between the Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company
(Mahyco), UPLB and Sathguru
Management Consultants Pct. Ltd. will help expedite the
transfer of seeds of the crosses produced between the Mahyco Bt
parental line and selected Philippine varieties.
Chancellor of the University of Philippines,
Los Banos Rey Luis I. Velasco signs the technology transfer
agreement between UPLB, Mahyco and Sathguru in the presence of
ABSPII co-director Dr. Ronnie Coffman, ABSPII south Asia
regional co-ordination office representative Mr. K Ragunathan,
ABSPII South East Asia regional co-ordinator Desiree Hautea and
other UPLB members.
The agreement was signed between Mahyco, the technology donor,
represented by its Director for Research Dr. Brent Zehr,
Sathguru Management Consultants Private Limited, as technology
facilitator, represented by its Director Kannan Ragunathan, and
UPLB, represented by its Chancellor Rey Luis I. Velasco. Dr.
Ronnie Coffman, co-director of ABSP II and director of the
International Programs of the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences, Cornell University, and Dr. Desiree Hautea, director
of the Institute of Plant Breeding, UPLB and ABSPII-Southeast
Asia Regional Coordinator were present on the occasion.
Among several important personalities present during the
ceremony were Dr. Cecilio Arboleda, Executive Director of UPLB –
Foundation Incorporated, Dr. Enrico Supangco, Vice-Chancellor
for Research and Extension, Dr. Rita Laude, Vice-chancellor for
Instruction, Dr. Florinia Merca, Director of the Office for
Institutional Linkages, and Professor Stella Tirol, Director of
Public Relations.
Source:
CropBiotech Update
The license agreement for the ABSP II’s Fruit
and Shoot Borer-Resistant (FSBR) Eggplant was signed January 30,
2006 at the Conference Room of the Office of the Chancellor,
University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB). ABSP II is the
second phase of the Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project,
a wide partnership involving both private and public
institutions that aim to produce high quality bio-engineered
crops for target countries in the developing world.
The Agreement was signed by three institutes.
These included:
1) the Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (MAHYCO),
technology donor, represented by Director Kannan Ragunathan;
2)
Sathguru Management Consultants Private Limited, as technology
facilitator, represented by Dr. Brent Zehr, Joint Director for
Research; and
3) UPLB, represented by Chancellor Rey Luis I.
Velasco.
Dr. Ronnie Coffman, co-director of ABSP II and director
of the International Programs of the College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences, Cornell University, signed as ABSP II witness.
Dr. Desiree Hautea, director of the Institute of Plant Breeding,
UPLB (IPB-UPLB) and ABSP II-Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator,
signed as witness for the university.
The said agreement will expedite the transfer
of the seeds of the crosses produced between the MAHYCO Bt
parental line and selected Philippine varieties. Likewise, the
agreement will facilitate the crop’s eventual commercialization
in the Philippines.
FSBR eggplant will be resistant to one of
eggplant’s most rabid pests, the fruit and shoot borer. Once
successfully produced and assessed through regulatory channels,
it will be deployed for use in the Philippines, India, and
Bangladesh. For more information, visit
http://www.absp2.cornell.edu/
Source:
Financial Express via
Checkbiotech
Hyderabad, India
February 9, 2006
Indian
companies to jointly develop pest resistant eggpant
By B.V. Mahalakshmi
In an effort to benefit global farmers who are affected by
severe pest infestation in eggplant (brinjal) cultivation, the
Cornell University-led, and USAID supported
Agricultural
Biotechnology Support Project (ABSP-II), is encouraging
development of fruit and shoot borer-resistant brinjal through a
global collaborative partnership.
As a step towards this, the
licence agreement for the ABSP II's fruit and shoot
borer-resistant (FSBR) eggplant, was signed recently between
Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco) which is the technology
donor, Satguru Management Consultants Private Ltd, the
technology facilitator and the University of the Philippines.
ABSP II is the second phase of a partnership project involving
private and public institutions that aim to produce high quality
bio-engineered crops for target countries in the developing
world. The partnership, managed by Satguru Management
Consultants, which is a South Asia-based strategic advisory
body, envisages sharing of contemporary technology for the
benefit of public good.
In order to deliver country-specific varieties that will have
resistance to fruit and shoot borer, the technology transfer
envisages delivery of seeds to farmers on a no-profit basis,
thereby providing access to invaluable technologies to resource
constrained farmers. The project involves partnership of private
enterprises in the South Asian region, and public enterprises in
the South Asian and South East Asian region.
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