Workshops

Six workshops were held during this Project.

During the workshops, not only did participants gain the latest knowledge about different subjects and practices, which was very valuable, furthermore they had the opportunity to personally meet with different stakeholders in Croatia and exchange their opinions with them. This had helped in establishing professional and personal contacts between different governmental and nongovernmental institutions from within a still very rigid administrative and hierarchy system in Croatia. Also, participants had the opportunity to meet with professionals from neighbouring countries and establish personal contacts with them. This is very important, for establishing a broader, coordinated and professional cooperation which is essential to all involved, when one keeps in mind, that we are small countries (regarding size and capacity building capabilities). This is true, in the fact that establishing and implementing workable biosafety systems can be very costly and demanding. This statement is especially true for small countries, which on top of having very limited financial resources, also lack in experts and experience to deal with this complex biosafety area.

The attendance of NCC members to the workshops was calculated.

The following NCC members, the representatives from the following institutions:
the Croatian National Institute of Public Health, the Control station for organic-biological production and the Faculty of Science were present at all of the workshops.

The following NCC members who had not attended any of the workshops are representatives from following institutions:
the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Water Management, the Green Action, Friends of the Earth Croatia and the Croatian Peasants Association.