Promotion of Activities
to Build Public Acceptance (PA) of Biotechnology in Japan
1. Background and objectives
Biotechnology in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food industry has reached at the practical stages. General public, however, are not familiar with recombinant DNA(rDNA) technology, and some seem to feel uncomfortable with biotechnology.
In order to promote agricultural biotechnology, it is important to give precise information about biotechnology, especially rDNA technology, to general public so that they can comfortably accept biotechnology and the products.
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF) promotes activities to build perception of
general public about rDNA technology and the safety of the products.
2. Outline
- (1) Support to PA activities of Biotechnology
- (Lecture and Practice on Biotechnology)
Lectures and practical experiments on Biotechnology for train key-persons who support PA activities of biotechnology in each areas.
- (1995-96)
Two times of five days-seminar were held in Tsukuba on July-August under supporting MAFF Institutes. Forty peoples ('95) and fifty peoples ('96) including dieticians, high school teachers, prefecture officers and researcher of private-sector participated.
- (1997)
Two times of five days-seminar were held in Tsukuba on July-August under supporting MAFF Institutes. fifty peoples including dieticians, high school teachers, prefecture officers and researcher of private-sector participated.
- (1998-99)
One times of three days-seminar were held in Tsukuba on July under supporting MAFF Institutes. fourty peoples including dieticians, high school students.
Two times of four days-seminar were held in Tsukuba on July-August under supporting MAFF Institutes. eighty peoples including dieticians, high school teachers, prefecture officers and researcher of private-sector participated.
- (2) Local PA activities of Biotechnology
- (Practical Class on Biotechnology and Seminars)
1)Lectures and practice
Lectures and practical experiments of rDNA techniques for consumers, highschool teachers and farmers in local citie.
- (1995)
Two seminars were held in Hiroshima and Kumamoto Prefecture on August under supporting MAFF Local Research Experimental Station. 120 and 80 peoples each including staffs of agriculture-coop, high school teachers, prefecture officers and students of universities participated.
- (1996)
Two tree days seminar were held in Sapporo and Akita on August under supporting MAFF Local Research Experimental Station. 120 and 80 peoples each including staffs of agriculture-coop, high school teachers, prefecture officers and students of universities participated.
- (1997)
Two tree days seminar were held in Zentsuji/Okayama and Jouetsu/Kanazawa on August under supporting MAFF Local Research Experimental Station. 300 and 150 peoples each including staffs of agriculture-coop, high school teachers, prefecture officers and students of universities participated.
- (1998)
One two days seminar(only lectures and practical experiments) were held in Nishigoushi/Kumamoto on August under supporting MAFF(Kyusyu Research Experimental Station). 10 peoples each including high school teachers.
Seminar(only lectures and practical experiments) was held in An-nou/Mie on August under supporting MAFF( National Research Institute of Vegetable, Ornamental Plants and Tea). 10 peoples each including high school teachers.
- (1999)
One two days seminar were held in Kitakami/Iwate on September under supporting Prefecturel Research Experimental Station. 111 peoples each including staffs of agriculture-coop, high school teachers, prefecture officers and students of universities participated.
One two days seminar were held in Sapporo/Hokkaido on August under supporting Hokkaido Research Experimental Station. 201 peoples each including staffs of agriculture-coop, high school teachers, prefecture officers and students of universities participated.
2) Symposium
Symposium is held named as "Biotech-forum in Living ", in cooperation with universities, local biotechnology organizations and private-sectors.
- (1995)
The "Biotech-forum for Living in Nagoya" was held at Nagoya on November, 1995. The audiences of the Symposium was about three hundreds peoples and 6,800 peoples visited the exhibition held as an annex during 3days. In the exhibition, transgenic petunia, fusant between cabbage and Chinese cabbage using embryo rescue technique and other food products through biotechnology were shown.
- (1996)
The "Biotech-forum for Living in Kyoto" was held at Kyoto on October, 1996 and 350 peoples were attending in the Symposium. An exhibition of Biotechnology was held at Izumi-Sano city during 2days.
(1997)
The "Biotech-forum for Living in Tokyo" was held at Tokyo on October, 1997. The audiences of the Symposium was about 150 peoples and many peoples visited the exhibition held as an annex during 3days on November, 1997. In the exhibition, transgenic rice and carnation, fusant between cabbage and Chinese cabbage using embryo rescue technique and other food products through biotechnology were shown.
(1998)
The "Biotech-forum for Living in Fokuoka" was held at Fukuoka on November, 1998. The audiences of the Symposium was about 85 peoples and many peoples visited the exhibition held as an annex during 3days on November, 1998. In the exhibition, transgenic rice and carnation, fusant between cabbage and Chinese cabbage using embryo rescue technique and other food products through biotechnology were shown.
(1999)
The "Biotech-forum for Living in Tokyo" was held at Tokyo on November, 1999. The audiences of the Symposium was about 530 peoples and many peoples visited the exhibition held as an annex during 3days on November, 1999. In the exhibition, transgenic rice and carnation, pumpkin using embryo rescue technique and other food products through biotechnology were shown.The exhibition of the real thing of the agricultural product, livestock and also food where it was developed by Biotechnology. Sampling experrience of the clone beef
3. Organization in charge
Society of Techno-Innovation for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (STAFF)
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