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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cols=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top align=left><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="Main Body" --> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=644 colSpan=2> <H3 align=center><A id=start name=start></A>Ambassador Kenney views field trials for local biotech crops<br> and visits rice research center in Laguna</H3> <DIV id=container> <UL> <LI><A class="gallery slidea" href="#nogo"><SPAN id=pict1><IMG title=Alpha height=263 src="wwwjs332.jpg" width=495><BR> <P class=infoctxt>Dr. Desiree Hautea (second, right), leader of the product development team of the biotech program at the University of the Philippines in Los Banos, Laguna, briefs Ambassador Kristie Kenney on biotech varieties of papaya and eggplant developed during the Ambassador's visit to the university's Institute of Plant Breeding on March 10. The bio-engineered papaya, which is resistant to ringspot virus, and the bio-engineered eggplant that is resistant to shoot borers, were developed by Filipino scientists Dr. Pablito Magdalita and Dr. Josefina Narciso under a USAID-funded International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications program.</P></SPAN></A></LI> <LI><A class="gallery slideb" href="#nogo"><SPAN><IMG title=Minie height=263 src="wwwjs333.jpg" width=490> <P class=infoctxt>Ambassador Kristie Kenney and Dr. Luis Rey Velasco, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB), unveil a marker at the university's Institute of Plant Breeding to commemorate the U.S.-Philippines scientific partnership and the move of the institute's development of biotech papaya and eggplant varieties from the greenhouse to the field trial stage. Earlier in the day, the Ambassador also visited the UPLB campus and met with the university staff members who graduated from U.S. government-supported training programs.</P></SPAN></A></LI> <LI><A class="gallery slidec" href="#nogo"><SPAN><IMG title=Megan height=263 src="wwwjs334.jpg" width=490><BR> <P class=infoctxt>Dr. Robert Zeigler, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) at Los Banos, Laguna Province, shows Ambassador Kenney the fields planted with experimental varieties of rice in a section of the institute's 252-hectare farm. The oldest and the largest international agricultural research institute in Asia, IRRI was established in 1960 by the Ford and Rockfeller Foundations in cooperation with the Philippine government. As member of the global network of 15 research centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), IRRI's mission includes reduction of poverty and hunger, and ensuring that rice production is environmentally sustainable.</P></SPAN></A></LI> <LI><A class="gallery slided" href="#nogo"><SPAN><IMG title=Nancy height=263 src="wwwjs335.jpg" width=490><BR> <P class=infoctxt>Dr. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton (right), head of the T.T. Chang Genetic Resource Center at IRRI, shows Ambassador Kenney seeds of experimental varieties of rice that are being studied at the center. With them are IRRI Director General Dr. Robert Zeigler (left) and USAID Philippine Deputy Director Elzadia Washington (middle).</P></SPAN></A></LI></UL></DIV></EM> <P></P><BR></TD><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD width=362><A href="wwwhmain.html"><IMG height=16 alt="Back to Main" src="wwwgbakm.gif" width=80 border=0></A></TD> <TD width=343> <DIV align=right><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>Last Update :: <!-- #BeginDate format:Am3 -->03/13/2008<!-- #EndDate --> </FONT></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD colSpan=2> <HR noShade SIZE=1> <DIV align=center><I><FONT size=1>This site is produced and maintained by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy Manila. <BR>Links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. <BR><A href="http://www.state.gov/www/statedis.html">Privacy Notice and Disclaimer</A> </FONT></I></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <SCRIPT language=javascript src="http://usembassy.state.gov/scripts/usembassy_sdc_tag.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT language=javascript src="/scripts/usembassy_tag.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT> <NOSCRIPT>Sorry, you need a JavaScript capable browser to get the best from this page </NOSCRIPT> <SCRIPT language=javascript src="http://usembassy.state.gov/scripts/usembassy_sdc_tag.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT language=javascript src="http://usembassy.state.gov/scripts/usembassy_tag.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT> <NOSCRIPT>Sorry, you need a JavaScript capable browser to get the best from this page </NOSCRIPT><!-- InstanceEnd --></BODY></HTML>