2–6 March 2009, St Louis, Missouri, USA

The Project Advisory Committee for the Maruca-Resistant Cowpea Project has identified three areas for which additional input and guidance is desired in order to assist in the development of a regulatory strategy for the crop. These areas are: (1) impact on non-target organisms, (2) insect resistance management, and (3) potential impact resulting from gene flow from Bt-expressing cultivated cowpea into wild relatives.  Towards this goal, AATF, the Program for Biosafety Systems, and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center are hosting a meeting of international scientific experts in these disciplines to provide this input.  The meeting will be held at the Danforth Center in St Louis, Missouri, USA from 2–6 March 2009.

For more information on the Maruca-Resistant Cowpea Project contact: The Project Manager, Nompumelelo H. Obokoh (n.obokoh@aatf-africa.org) or click here to visit the Cowpea Project page

For more information on the panel of experts meeting contact: Jeff Stein (j.stein@danforthcenter.org), Biosafety Advisor, Program for Biosafety Systems