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Join the exciting adventure of
"BFF: Biotech Farmers and Friends"!
Innovate into the world of biotechnology with “BFF: Biotechnology for Farmers and Friends,” an exhilarating project to cultivate curiosity, thrive in innovation, and build relationships among the biotech community. Whether you’re looking to boost crop yields, learn about the latest innovations, or shape sustainable policies, BFF is your best friend to a brighter agricultural biotechnology. Everyone is welcome to share and explore our common interest in this technology.
Together, let us join and discover how amazing biotechnology is in farming and beyond.
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POLICY ADVOCACY
The project aims to actively engage in policy advocacy collaboration with the government and its agencies and lawmakers, as well as with the private sector to enrich biotechnology events. Active participation in facilitated policy discussions with government agencies and the private sector aids in fostering a conducive environment for the advancement of biotechnology undertaking in the agricultural sector.
- The team cooperates with the Department of Agriculture – Biotechnology Program Office, and actively engages in advocacy collaboration with government agencies and its agencies, as well as with the private sector, responsive policies to be enacted by the DA and other government departments, and by Congress and Senate.
- Frequent meetings with biotech advocates in order to strengthen networks.
- Provide evidence-based suggestions, views, and issues on policy discussion every month.
STRENGTHENED BIOTECHNOLOGY NETWORK
This project is conducted in partnership with the Department of Agriculture Biotech Program Office and the Biotech Coalition of the Philippines. In pursuit of a comprehensive network that enables a productive exchange of innovations, BiotechforLife serves as an avenue for individuals, groups, cooperatives, and organizations to involve themselves in the advocacies and ambitions of this project. Through a unified stance and involvement, we can effectively tackle critical issues in the field of biotechnology with less repercussions while debunking myths.
- Inviting both the private and public sectors to join us in BFF: Biotech Farmers and Friends and engage them throughout the project lifecycle to gather insights, perspectives, and feedback on biotech.
- Strengthen grassroot support through providing an active interaction between traditional conventional farming practitioners and biotechnology-practicing farmers through training seminars, forums, organizational meetings, and consultations.
- Regularly review and update issues, bills, and laws to address.
COMMUNICATING BIOTECH
Utilize social media platforms such as Facebook, Youtube, and TikTok in order to disseminate the BiotechforLife campaign. Provide an avenue for active interaction with the target audience.
- It is through forums, trainings, and discussions that we can collaborate with each other to promote biotechnology. These activities build relationships between different sectors to provide support for the grassroots and expansion of biotechnology networks.
- In order to reach out to a more diverse audience, social media platforms are utilized. Contents about biotechnology are created to provide accurate information, reports, news, and issues. It is essential to address common misconceptions about biotechnology, explain safety measures, and showcase its role in sustainable agriculture.
JOSE G. BURGOS, JR. AWARDS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNALISM
Formerly known as the Gawad Galing for Biotech Journalism, the Jose G. Burgos, Jr. Awards for Biotechnology Journalism was first launched in 2005 as an annual event held during National Biotech Week. The award is given to journalists who have made significant contributions in disseminating knowledge about biotechnology. One of the main challenges in the field of biotechnology is connecting innovations with the masses, which is why Biotech For Life promotes this initiative to recognize the media’s outstanding contributions in advancing scientific inquiry through online and print journalism.
Jose G. Burgos, Jr. (1941-2003) was a well-known journalist and farmer who was awarded “International Journalist of the Year” by Inter Press Service in 1986 and named one of the “50 Press Freedom Heroes of the Century” by the International Press Institute (IPI). He earnestly worked as a farmer during the last 16 years of his life, with the hope that research written in a universal language would contribute to increasing farmers’ income.
