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RAS5101 RTC Plant Breeding (May 2026)

IAEA RAS5101 Regional Training Course (RTC) on Development of New Mutant Germplasm and Populations of all Target Food Crops with High Nutrient Content

Bangkok, Thailand, 11 to 15 May 2026

Project Title: RAS5101 Using Mutational Biofortification for Improving the Nutritional Quality of Food Crops (RCA)

Organizers: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in collaboration with the Government of Thailand through the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT)

IAEA Project Management Officer (PMO):

  • Khemphone Phaokhamkeo
    • Asia and the Pacific Section 1, Division of Asia and the Pacific, Department of Technical Cooperation, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria

IAEA Technical Officer (TO):

  • Fatma Sarsu
    • Plant Breeder, Geneticist, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria

IAEA Expert:

  • Dr. Xianmin Diao
    • Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun South Street, 12, Haidian, Beijing, China.

Local Organizer:

  • Piyanuch Orpong
    • Nuclear Scientist
    • Agriculture and Food Technology Section, Nuclear Technology Research and Development Center, Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (Public Organization), 9/9 Saimoon, Ongkharak, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand