This publication consists of the presentation materials used in the ‘9th APEC Workshop on Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building, Risk Management and Emerging Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology held from 13 – 22 November 2005 in Santiago, Chile.

• Opening Speech
• Recent Developments in Chilean Agriculture and Agricultural Policies
• Chile - Committed to Biotechnology
• Collaborative Biotechnology Development and Transfer: Some Examples in Chile
• The Multinational Biotechnology and Biosafety Projects of the Oragnisation of American States
• The Global Status of Transgenic Crops
• GMO Test Methods: Validation, Application and Training Options
• Rice Biotechnology: A Need for the Developing Countries
• Biotechnology Applications to Fish Breeding in Chile
• A Vaccine against Piscirickettsia Salmonis
• APEC High Level Policy Dialogue on Agriculutral Biotechnology
• 10th APEC Workshop on Agricultural Biotechnology
• How Successful has RDEAB Been?
• A Tool for Improved Food Quality and Animal Well-being
• An Introduction to Results-based Management (RBM)
• Research and Development of Non-food Biotechnology Applications and the Associated Regulatory Aspects
• Bioenergy
• North American Biotechnology Initiative
• Regional Biotechnology Activities (Latin American and Carribean)