Writing Pre-Proposals for the Biosafety Research in Bangladesh Grants Program (BRBGP)-2021

Background

The successful development and deployment of agricultural biotechnology for the benefit of farmers and consumers depends on proper compliance with biosafety regulations throughout the development process, in addition to assessment and science-based decision-making related to the final products. Bangladesh has been engaged in crop biotechnological research for more than two decades. To support such research and development, Bangladesh has also established biosafety guidelines, rules, and protocols, etc.

To enable local researchers to produce and disseminate locally derived information in support of biosafety regulation, and at the same time, to strengthen the capacity of researchers for generating biosafety data and build a community of practice that enhances expertise in this area, theBiosafety Research in Bangladesh Grants Program (BRBGP)建立了。该赠款计划由农业和食品系统研究所（AFSI）管理，作为美国国际开发署资助的南亚生物安全计划（SABP）的一部分。该赠款计划的目的是支持旨在提高基因工程作物，农业生产和孟加拉国环境之间相互作用的研究项目，因为它与环境风险评估和保护生物多样性有关。该赠款计划还支持有关有关环境的农业生态学的相关基线信息的生成，这是进行适当评估的前提。

2019年，BRBGP赠款被授予三位科学家：

• 孟加拉国农业大学Muhammad Shahidul Haque博士
• 美国国家生物技术研究所Abdun Noor Muhammad Iftekhar Alam博士
• Mohamm博士ad Zabed Hossain, University of Dhaka.

2020年，以下科学家获得了BRBGP奖项：

• Dr. Abu Shamim Mohammad Nahiyan, ASRBC, ACI Agribusinesses, ACI Ltd.
• Sylhet农业大学的Md。FuadMondal博士

今年，赠款计划的第三阶段BRBGP 2021已宣布。审查过程始于提交预言的提交，这些预言将被筛选，以符合赠款计划的范围。提交前提交的截止日期是2021年3月31日, and only selected pre-proposals will be invited to prepare and submit a full proposal.

Overview

To encourage potential researchers and share information and requirements on writing pre-proposals for the grant program, SABP organized the virtual workshopWriting Pre-Proposals for the Biosafety Research in Bangladesh Grants Program (BRBGP)-20212021年3月6日，星期六，晚上7:00（BST）。The webinar’s objectives were to discuss the overall context of the grant program, with emphasis on research areas, the application and selection process, the intended outcome, and how it would recognize the need for biosafety research as part of a broader effort to support science-based decision-making and policy development.

To learn more about the Biosafety Research in Bangladesh Grants Program, please email:biosafetyofficedhaka@gmail.com