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XX  _XXXXXX    *j\6&"`x1% `E,-%y%y,,%j !!        !!,   ReleaseNo._0103.00 _Ԁ    Remarks  p  0 4 AsPreparedforDelivery ` 4!4!   byY  SecretaryofAgricultureDan_Glickman_AdvisoryCommitteeonBiotechnologyOpeningMeetingWashington,DCMarch29,2000  < x 4 Goodmorningandwelcome.ThankyouforcomingtoWashington,and,moreimportantlythankyouforservingonthiscommittee,whichIbelievewillplayasignificantroleinthedevelopmentofagriculturepolicyoverthenextdecade.Youareaverydiversegroupofindividualschosenfromaselectlistofover220nomineesfromallwalksoflife. 4 Agriculturebiotechnologywillhaveatremendousimpactnotonlyonourfoodchoices,butinthewayweproduceourfood,onournaturalresources,ontradepolicyandonotherdisciplineslikemedicine.SoIwantedtotapabroadrangeofexpertise.AndIwantedagroupofpeoplewhowouldlookbeyondthescienceandexploretheeffectsofthisnewdisciplinewhereveritmightbefelt. 4 IwanttotakeamomenttothankChairmanDennis_Eckart_,myformercolleagueintheCongress,whohastakenonachallengingtask.Dennishasalwaysimpressedmewithhisintellectandhissuperbleadershipskills.And,notonlydoeshehaveextensiveexperienceinanoversightcapacity,butbypurposelychoosingsomeonewhoisnotassociatedwithanyparticularaspectofbiotechnology,IfoundsomeoneinDenniswhocomesintothispositionwithoutapreconceivedagenda,andthatwasveryimportanttome. 4 Youknow,itwasfiveyearsagothisweekthatItookthisjob.ThatwasatatimewhentheInternetwasinitsinfancy.Agriculturewasenteringanewtransitionperiodwiththecomingofanewfarmbillthatraisedseriousconcernbecauseofitslackofastrongfarmsafetynet.Andoutinthefields,biotechnologywasadistantbliponthehorizonwithonly3.6millionacresoftransgeniccrops. 4 Fiveyearslaterwearealldotcomconversant,thefarmbillneedsworkandbiotechnologyhasmushroomedtoover70millionacresplantedin1999.Iamastrongbelieverinthepotentialforagriculturalbiotechnology.ButovertimeIvealsogainedagreaterappreciationfortheneedtoaddressalotoftheconcernssurroundingbiotechnology.And,ironically,USDAhasbeeninaleadershiproleinraisingsomeofthequestions.  ӄmore    0/3 *     *      @4 25 d 4 Weasasocietymustsortthroughsomeverycomplexissuestomakeinformeddecisionsaboutpolicy,programsandinitiativesthatareinthebestinterestsofallinvolved   !consumers,farmers,processors,everyoneinthefoodchain.   4 Thistechnology,andtheresourcesthatsupportitsdevelopment,willaffectalmosteveryaspectofagriculture!fromseedproducerstofarmers,fromshipperstoprocessors,  frommanufacturerstoconsumers,andfromresearchin_Beltsville_ԀtoresearchinBangkok.Therearesubstantialeconomic,structuralandsocialissuesthatmustbeaddressedinacomprehensiveandtimelymanner. 4 Firstandforemost,theDepartmentneedstonurtureandmaintainaregulatorysystemthatevolveswithinnovationsinthetechnology.Forustocontinueasaneffectiveregulatorofthistechnology,IbelievetheDepartmentmustactivelyseekoutthemostuptodatesciencetoinformourdecisions;thatwemuststrivetodevelopnewmethodsandapproachestoconfirmthesoundnessofourdecisions;andwemustcontinuallyplacetheDepartmentsregulatoryprocessunderrigorous,independentandcrediblescientificreview.IhavedecidedtofulfillthisparticulargoalbyestablishingaStandingCommitteeonBiotechnology,FoodandFiberProduction,andtheEnvironmentattheNationalAcademyofSciencesthatisindependentfromourregulatorysystem.YouwillbehearingmoreaboutthisCommitteelatertoday. 4 Wealsoneedtoensurethatourregulatorydecisionsremainaccessibleandunderstandabletothegeneralpublic. 4 AsecondareaofconcernfortheDepartmentpertainstoourimportantroleasapublicresearchinstitution.MypersonalexperiencewiththeTechnologyProtectionSystem,whichmanyofyouknowas, Terminator,servesasanexampleofhowscience,particularlypubliclyfundedprojects,canstrikeadiscordantnotewithsomecommunities! l@ andperhapsthepublicatlarge. 4 Yourthoughtsandguidanceonourroleasapublicresearchbody!andhowwe < canbemoreinclusiveandresponsivetopublicneedswillbeofgreatvalue.Yourthoughtson_TPS_,specifically,areofparticularinteresttome.Youllbehearingmoreaboutthatlaterinthemeeting. 4 Additionally,consumerdemandsintheglobalmarketplacearemovingustowardasystemwherevariousnichesneedtobefilled,andsometimesfilledveryquickly.Unfortunately,theseshiftsinthemarketarenotreadilytransparenttothefoodchain,particularlytothemostexposedlinkthefarmer.Keyinformationwhichwouldresultinamoreefficient,informativeandprofitablemarketsystemforallofus,islackinginmanyrespects.Identifyingtheseinformationneedsanddetermininghowthisinformationshouldbegatheredandmadeavailableinatimelyandaccessiblemanneriscritical. 4 Asyouknow,thiscommitteeisanadvisorycommitteefortheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture.However,Idorecognizethatthecommitteemaychoosetodiscussissuesthatwilloftencutacrossthepurviewofseveralgovernmentagencies.Forthisreason,Ihaveaskedseveralotheragenciesinvolvedwithagriculturalbiotechnologytoattendthesemeetingsasexofficiomemberswiththeexpectationthattheywouldbeinterestedinyourdiscussions.UltimatelyIaskthatyoukeepinmindthatyourrecommendationsneedtobedirectedtowardUSDA.  more 0/3   ӄ3+ 4 Also,whilethereareseveralscientistsonthiscommittee,Ihaveintentionallystructuredittofocusonthe_socio_ԄeconomicaspectsofthetechnologyandtoassisttheDepartmentinmakingprogramandpolicydecisions.IrecognizethataroundthistablearesomehighlycompetentandrespectedscientistswhomayhavedivergentviewsabouttheadequacyofUSDAsbiotechnologyregulatorysystem,particularlyasitmaypertaintoourassessmentofenvironmentalrisk.OvertimemyhopeisthataworkingrelationshipwilldevelopinwhichthiscommitteeidentifiesandprioritizesissueswhichImaysendtotheNASStandingCommitteeforreview. 4 Mypriorityforthiscommitteeistoplaceparticularemphasisonthenontechnicalissuesarisingfromthedevelopmentofagriculturalbiotechnology.And,fortheseissues,thiscommitteeneedstohaveadiscussionaboutappropriateUSDAinvolvement.Forexample: 4 HowshouldUSDAhelpfarmersdealwithchangesinplanning,agriculturalpracticesandnewrequirementsthatmaybeassociatedwithnewproducts? 4 WhatshouldUSDAdotofacilitategreatertransparencyandusefulinformationthroughouttheproductionandmarketingchainfromfarmertoconsumer? 4 Whatconcernsarethereaboutrapidchangesinindustrystructure,fromconsolidationtoverticalintegration?DoesUSDAhaveanyroleinaddressingindustrystructure? 4 Howmightchangesinintellectualpropertystatusofseedsaffecttheautonomyofgrowers,andshouldUSDAbedoinganythingtoensurethatfarmershaveawiderangeofalternativeseedsources?And,howshouldintellectualpropertyissuesaffectUSDAsresponsibilitiesasapublicresearchagency? 4 HowcanUSDAachievethegreatestsocialbenefitforitsbiotechnologyinvestments? 4 Whatistheappropriatebalancebetweensupportinginnovationandagriculturalbiotechnologyandmitigatingconcernsrelatedtothetechnology? 4 Ingeneral,IhaveaskedeachofyoutobeamemberofthisCommitteetohelptheDepartmenttoasktherightquestionsaboutthistechnologyasthesequestionsrelatetotheDepartmentsmandates,authoritiesandprogramsandtohelpusdetermineappropriateresponsestosupporttheresponsibleuseofthistechnology,tosupportthedevelopmentofavibrantanddiversefarmeconomyand,mostimportantly,tosupporttheneedsofsocietyasawhole. 4 Overthenextfewdays,IhopeyoullgainageneralunderstandingofwhattheDepartmentdoesanddoesntdowithrespecttoagriculturalbiotechnologyand,moreimportantly,thatyoullalsogainanunderstandingandappreciationforwhateachofyoubringstothetabletoshapethisdebate.  more 0/3 ((  49) 4 Also,ontheseconddayofthismeeting,theDepartmentwillbemakingsomespecificpresentationstoyouthatreflecteitherrecentdevelopmentshereorareissuesthatwewouldliketobeapartofyourshorttermagendaforfuturemeetings.  v*  * 4 OneofthemostobviousissuesisthedevelopmentofUSDAsFY2002budget,andwhetherthisCommitteewishestoprovideanyrecommendationstomeaboutareasthatneedemphasis,greatersupport,or,conversely,lesssupportoremphasis. 4 Inclosing,letmejustsaythatIviewbiotechnologyasoneofthesignatureissuesfacingagricultureintheimmediatefuture.BybringingtogethersuchadiversegroupIhopetoencouragethekindofcivilandthoughtfuldiscussionthatthecomplexityoftheseissuesdemandabreakfromtheshrilldebate,wherenobodylistenstoanybody.̀ 4 Yourinputandinvolvementwillhelpdeterminewhetherwewillbeabletosuccessfullyharnessthistechnologyandothersinamannerthatcontributestosustainableagriculture,greaterfoodsecurity,improvednutrition,increasedproductivityandenhancedfarmprosperitywithinthecontextofanindependentandscientificregulatoryregime. 4 WithyourvaluablehelpIhopethatI,andthenextSecretaryofAgriculture,willbeabletocraftaneffectivepolicythatmaximizesthebestthatagriculturalbiotechnologyhastooffer.Again,thankyouforyourcommitment,forbeingheretoday,andforagreeingtobepartofthisjourney. 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