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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is organizing a one-day global stakeholder roundtable meeting on the topic of cell-based food and precision fermentation in October 2024 in Toronto, Canada.

Relevant stakeholders are invited to apply to participate in the meeting. You can find the application here.

For more details about the meeting and the selection criteria, please refer to the call for presenters available on the FAO webpage before submitting the application. The application deadline is the end of the day, 1 July 2024 at the applicant’s local time. Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

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