The Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) organized a lecture by Dr. Lawrence Kent entitled "International Experience with GM Crops: How Can Egypt Secure Similar Benefits from Agricultural Biotechnology?".
Dr. Kent is an Agriculture Policy Specialist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, where he is responsible for the biotechnology transfer to developing countries.
He was a senior-level Agricultural Policy Analyst in Egypt working on the Agriculture Policy Reform Program, cooperating with the National Biosafety Committee to develop new biosafety guidelines.
Dr. Kent also cooperated with the Agriculture Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) to study and raise awareness about the potential benefits of transgenic crops for Egypt.
Dr. Lawrence Kent, Agriculture Policy Specialist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Dr. Kent (left) and Dr. Salah Soliman
Dr. Kent (left) and Dr. Salah Soliman