ISAAA Programs

Technology Transfer Projects Over the past decade, ISAAA has been facilitating the transfer of proprietary technologies from the private sector in industrial countries for the benefit of subsistence farmers and the poor. ISAAA is strengthening this effort by facilitating the exchange of technology, skills and experience between developing countries for their mutual benefit.
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Knowledge Sharing Initiative The ISAAA Knowledge Center initiative arose in response to a request from senior policy makers and national program leaders in Southeast Asia. The principal goal is to share knowledge on all aspects of crop biotechnology for all stakeholders, including consumers, farmers, policy makers, scientists, and the media in developing countries.
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Impact Assessment Impact assessment studies involve estimating the economic, social, and environmental impacts of crop biotechnology.  Impact studies usually employ scientific methods drawn from economics and the social sciences providing metrics of welfare effects of crop biotechnology adoption to include economic surplus, farm-level productivity and income, indices of health and nutrition, and indices of environmental footprints.
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Support Projects ISAAA helps manage various technical assistance programs. These activities gear towards diversifying the biotech products in the market, in enhancing the public’s awareness on the safe and responsible use of modern biotechnology, and in improving farm productivity and income through the sharing and exchange of knowledge and technologies.
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