~~Event emphasizes the importance of local agricultural biotechnology~~

~~Friday, August 24, 2018~~

In a discussion forum presented on the first day of the Biannual PRABIA Convention, the deputy secretary of the Department of Economic Development, Lic. Javier Rivera Aquino and the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Carlos Flores, reaffirmed their support towards the agricultural biotechnology sector. This industry is key to the socioeconomic development of the Country. The innovation that occurs in Puerto Rico has a global reach with the potential of inserting the Island into the global knowledge economy. This industry is key to the island’s socioeconomic development. The innovation that takes place in Puerto Rico has a global reach and has the potential to insert the island even deeper into the global knowledge economy.

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~~Positive Outcomes for the Island’s Agricultural Biotechnology Sector~~

~~Thursday, April 19, 2018~~

The companies that make up part of the agricultural biotechnology industry in Puerto Rico generate, for each invested dollar in the industry through incentives and tax credits, a return on investment of $5.36 for the local economy, with a net benefit of $65 million. That finding was among several revealed in the “Economic Impact of the Agricultural Biotechnology Sector” study commissioned by the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association (PRABIA).

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~~P.R. agricultural biotechnology industry launches educational campaign~~

~~Wednesday, March 21, 2018~~

The Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association (PRABIA) recently launched a campaign that seeks to answer frequently asked questions about its industry, such as its economic impact and how farmers benefit from it.

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~~The agricultural biotechnology industry is recovering~~

~~Monday, January 22, 2018~~

The seven companies grouped under the PRABIA association work with the planting of seeds in the south area of the island. The activities of the agricultural biotechnology industry in Puerto Rico -mainly those of research and development- contribute an annual balance of $ 125 million in the region and employs more than 5,000 people.

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El Vocero | El Vocero

~~Agricultural biotechnology sector returns to its usual rhythm~~

~~Monday, December 18, 2017~~

Agricultural biotechnology companies in Puerto Rico are already operating almost at full capacity after recovering from the impact of Hurricane Maria and entering its annual peak period.

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~~Local agricultural biotechnology industry is up and running and operating at full capacity~~

~~Monday, November 06, 2017~~

A little over a month after the passing of Hurricane Maria through Puerto Rico, the companies that make up the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association (PRABIA) are already hard at work and operating at full capacity, ensuring the business continuity of the agricultural biotechnology sector. The industry also remains firm in its commitment to disaster relief efforts, making donations and delivering aid to the communities most impacted by the hurricane.

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~~President of PRABIA takes on new approach for the agricultural biotechnology industry~~

~~Sunday, July 02, 2017~~

The Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association in Puerto Rico has a new president and one of his priorities is to maintain the educational work developed by the entity, but with an important addition. Ramón Molinary seeks to consolidate the trust between agriculture and biotechnological processes.

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El Nuevo Día | El Nuevo Día

~~PRABIA celebrates its first Agricultural Biotechnology Season’s End Festival, highlighting the sector’s reach and positive impact~~

~~Thursday, May 11, 2017~~

The arrival of spring also means the arrival of the first ever Agricultural Biotechnology Season’s End Festival, a celebration that highlights the industry’s achievements and innovations, as represented by the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association (PRABIA).

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~~Women in the agricultural biotechnology sector~~

~~Sunday, March 05, 2017~~

Agriculture has been booming in Puerto Rico in recent years, and women, despite gender discrimination, have a leading role in the agricultural biotechnology industry.

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Metro | Nueva Mujer

~~Agronomists women of Puerto Rico receive recognition~~

~~Tuesday, March 21, 2017~~

In order to recognize the contribution of women in the agricultural development of the country, the College of Agronomists of Puerto Rico (CAPR) received at its headquarters more than 100 women agronomists from the public and private sectors.

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~~The local agricultural biotechnology industry and the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico join forces to further research, strengthen academic endeavors and drive innovation~~

~~Wednesday, October 19, 2016~~

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~~Gathering of agricultural biotechnology, academia and government before the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association’s Bi-Annual Convention~~

~~Thursday, October 06, 2016~~

Department of Agriculture Secretary Myrna Comas stated that: “The agricultural biotechnology industry in Puerto Rico exports quality products after having undergone the research and development process that is performed on the Island,”.

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De Todo

~~The success of transgenic mosquitoes is ensured~~

~~Thursday, September 22, 2016~~

Right in the middle of the epidemic zika facing the country and the threat of a new virus that could be introduced to the island, the mayaro, several alternatives are studied as potential control methods for the population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmit these and other diseases.

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El Nuevo Día

~~Biotechnology at the forefront of the future~~

~~Thursday, September 22, 2016~~

The agricultural biotechnology industry will be for many years in Puerto Rico and in the world, said yesterday the president of the association for these companies on the island.

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El Nuevo Día

~~PRABIA’s job fair in the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus~~

~~Monday, September 12, 2016~~

The initiative seeks to promote research and development in the field of agricultural biotechnology in Puerto Rico.

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Noticias en Línea PR | El Diario de Puerto Rico | Diálogo UPR | Ciencia Puerto Rico

~~The agricultural biotechnology sector strengthens its roots in Puerto Ric~~

~~Sunday, September 11, 2016~~

The agricultural biotechnology industry is solid and growing in the Island, and ready to face the competition presented by other jurisdictions, says the organization that groups companies in the industry, the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industrial Association (PRABIA).

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El Nuevo Día

~~Fertile land for the agricultural biotechnology sector~~

~~Sunday, September 11, 2016~~

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El Nuevo Día

~~Students of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus did their professional practice in agricultural biotechnology companies~~

~~Tuesday, August 02, 2016~~

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Ciencia Puerto Rico

~~Ag-Biotech Industry, UPR partner to benefit agronomists~~

~~Tuesday, April 05, 2016~~

As Puerto Rico finds itself in the midst of furthering its role in the knowledge economy on a large scale, the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association (PRABIA) and the Mayagüez campus of the University of Puerto Rico signed Tuesday a collaboration agreement that will benefit the agronomists that graduate each year.

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