Overview

ICABR – The International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research is a unique, informal, international consortium of people interested in bioeconomy, agricultural biotechnology, rural development and bio-based economy research. Established in 1998, it is comprised of a core group of scholars representing several research institutions, including CEIS – University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rutgers University, University of California, Berkeley, Technische Universität München, University of Saskatchewan, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, IFPRI, State University of Campinas – UNICAMP, University of California Davis – UC Davis, University of Missouri, University of Hohenheim, Harvard Kennedy School, Wageningen University, Iowa State University, University of Washington, University of Victoria. The objectives of the Consortium are to: promote and stimulate improvement in the quality and relevance of international bioeconomy research and policy analysis; hear the perspectives of many stakeholders (scientific community, policymakers, international organizations, NGOs, agricultural producers and consumer groups) from the developing and developed world; encourage collaborative research among members of the Consortium; facilitate interaction among researchers and analysts in several countries, in universities and in governments engaged in and/or interested in agricultural biotechnology research; disseminate the research results and presentations to the broader community of academics and policymakers to provide an empirical and theoretical basis for better biotechnology policies in the future.