The theme for ABIC 2008 will be "Agricultural Biotechnology for a competitive and sustainable future." At a time when global agricultural faces significant challenges, an in depth discussion of how agbiotech can influence the sustainability of global agriculture while maintaining competitiveness is both timely and necessary.

Taking a global perspective, industry and scientific leaders along with visionaries will address agricultural biotechnology and its impact on world agriculture from food production to maximizing bioenergy potential. This big picture of agbiotech, its global opportunities, and its impact at both local and regional level, will be of great interest to decision makers and leaders in Governments, industry, academia, and the public.

The conference format will facilitate authoritative speakers to address a wide variety of issues across 12 parallel and 2 plenary sessions. Present session themes include:

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Contact: Platinum One
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Website: http://www.abic.ca/abic2008/