Table 1. Biotechnology in research institutions of Albania
Table 2. Key contacts in Albania
Table 3. Biotechnology in research institutions of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Table 5. Biotechnology in research institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Table 6. Biotechnology in research institutions of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Table 7. Biotechnology in research institutions of Croatia
Table 8. Biotechnology in research institutions of Armenia
Table 10. Biotechnology in research institutions of Georgia
Table 11. Biotechnology in research institutions of Moldova
Table 12. Contribution of the agricultural sector to national GDP of several Balkan and Caucasian states and an indication of the total national labour force involved in agriculture
Table 13. Some strengths and weaknesses of agriculture, agricultural research and education in the Balkans and the Caucasus, with particular reference to biotechnology and biosafety issues
Appendix 1. Biotechnology techniques used in plant research in countries of the Balkans
Appendix 3. GMOs in the Balkans
Appendix 4. Biotechnology techniques used in research in countries of the Caucasus
Appendix 5. GMOs in the Caucasus
AFLP
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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
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AI
|
Artificial Insemination
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BAC
|
Biotechnology Advisory Commission of the Stockholm Environment Institute
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BATS
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Biosafety Research and Assessment of Technology Impacts of the Swiss Priority Programme Biotechnology
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BiH
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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BINAS
|
Biotechnology Information Network and Advisory Service of UNIDO
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BPB-N
|
Balkan Biotechnology Network
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Bt
|
Bacillus thuringiensis
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CARDS
|
Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilization
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CBD
|
Convention on Biological Diversity
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CEI
|
Central European Initiative
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CFT
|
Complement Fixation Test
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CGIAR
|
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
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CIS
|
Commonwealth of Independent States
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CORDIS
|
Community Research and Development Information Service
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COST
|
European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research
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DNA
|
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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EIU
|
Economist Intelligence Unit
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ELISA
|
Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay
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ESCORENA
|
European System of Cooperative Research Networks in Agriculture
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ET
|
Embryo Transfer
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EU
|
European Union
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FACE
|
Research for Environmentally Friendly Agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe
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FISH
|
Fluorescence in situ Hybridization
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FAO
|
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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FBiH
|
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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FRY
|
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia - Montenegro)
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FSU
|
Former Soviet Union
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GM
|
Genetically Modified
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GMO
|
Genetically Modified Organism
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GTZ
|
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit
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GUUAM
|
Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moldova
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IAEA
|
International Atomic Energy Agency
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ICGEB
|
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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IDA
|
International Development Association
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IFAD
|
International Fund for Agricultural Development
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IFAT
|
Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test
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IPR
|
Intellectual Property Rights
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IVF
|
In vitro fertilization
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IVM
|
In vitro maturation
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MAS
|
Marker Assisted Selection
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NGO
|
Non-governmental organization
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NMR
|
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
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OBSEC
|
Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
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OSCE
|
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
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PC
|
Personal computer
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PCR
|
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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PGR
|
Plant Genetic Resources
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PGRFA
|
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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PHARE
|
Instrument to assist application of Central European countries to join EU
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QTL
|
Quantitative Trait Loci
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RAPD
|
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA
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RFLP
|
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
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ROCEEB
|
Regulatory Oversight of Biotechnology in Central and Eastern Europe
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RS
|
Republika Srpska
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SECI
|
The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
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SFRY
|
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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SSR
|
Single Strand Repeat
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TEMPUS
|
Trans European Mobility Scheme for University Studies
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TFYRM
|
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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UNEP
|
United Nations Environment Programme
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UNESCO
|
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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UNIDO
|
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
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UPOV
|
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
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USAID
|
United States Agency for International Development
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USSR
|
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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WHO
|
World Health Organization
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