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Biotechnology and Development
Author | : United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Development |
Publisher | : New York : United Nations |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries
Author | : Matin Qaim |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2013-03-09 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1475731787 |
Biotechnology offers great potential to contribute to sustainable agricultural growth, food security and poverty alleviation in developing countries. Yet there are economic and institutional constraints at national and international levels that inhibit the poor people's access to appropriate biotechnological innovations. Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Towards Optimizing the Benefits for the Poor addresses the major constraints. Twenty-three chapters, written by a wide range of scholars and stake-holders, provide an up-to-date analysis of agricultural biotechnology developments in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Besides the expected economic and social impacts, the challenges for an adjustment of the international research structure are discussed, with a special focus on intellectual property rights and the roles of the main research organizations. Harnessing the comparative advantages of the public and private sectors through innovative partnerships is the only way forward to optimize the benefits of biotechnology for the poor. The book will be an invaluable resource for both academics and policy-makers concerned with agricultural biotechnology in context of developing-countries.
The Gene Revolution and Global Food Security
Author | : B. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2009-11-30 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0230277993 |
Using the concept of innovation capacity, this book, using recent field data from countries in Asia and Africa, competently demonstrates how biotechnology can contribute to sustainable economic development. The approach articulates the imperative for developing countries to build up specific capabilities backed up by policies and institutions.
Trading in Genes
Author | : Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 355 |
Release | : 2013-06-17 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1136551042 |
Few scientific developments have given rise to as much controversy as biotechnology. Numerous groups are united in their opposition, expressing concern over environmental and health risks, impacts on rural livelihoods, the economic dominance of multinational companies and the ethical implications of crossing species boundaries. Among the supporters of the technology are those that believe in its potential to enhance food security, further economic development, increase productivity and reduce environmental pressures. As a result, countries - and sectors within countries - find themselves at odds with each other while potential opportunities for development offered by the use of biotechnology are seized or missed, and related risks go unmanaged. This book, a unique interdisciplinary collection of perspectives from the developing world, examines the ongoing debate. Writing for the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, leading experts address issues such as diffusion of technology, intellectual property rights, the Cartagena Protocol, impacts of international trade, capacity building and biotechnology research and regulation. With the most recent and relevant examples from around the world, Trading in Genes offers the reader a single-volume overview of the connections between biotechnology, trade and sustainability that is both wide-ranging and thorough
Trading In Genes
Author | : Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz |
Publisher | : Earthscan |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1849773432 |
Few scientific developments have given rise to as much controversy as biotechnology. Numerous groups are united in their opposition, expressing concern over environmental and health risks, impacts on rural livelihoods, the economic dominance of multinational companies and the ethical implications of crossing species boundaries. Among the supporters of the technology are those that believe in its potential to enhance food security, further economic development, increase productivity and reduce environmental pressures. As a result, countries - and sectors within countries - find themselves at odds with each other while potential opportunities for development offered by the use of biotechnology are seized or missed, and related risks go unmanaged. This book, a unique interdisciplinary collection of perspectives from the developing world, examines the ongoing debate. Writing for the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, leading experts address issues such as diffusion of technology, intellectual property rights, the Cartagena Protocol, impacts of international trade, capacity building and biotechnology research and regulation. With the most recent and relevant examples from around the world, Trading in Genes offers the reader a single-volume overview of the connections between biotechnology, trade and sustainability that is both wide-ranging and thorough
Agricultural Biotechnology
Author | : G. J. Persley |
Publisher | : CABI |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0851997066 |
Following on from earlier titles in this series, this volume presents further material generated by the World Bank/ISNAR/Australian government biotechnology study.It covers the present status and future prospects for the application of biotechnology to solve agricultural and environmental problems in a number of developing countries. Particular focus is given on to developments that have taken place over the last decade.
Advancing agriculture in developing countries through knowledge and innovation: Synopsis of an International Conference
Author | : Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, Kristin Davis, and Dejene Aredo |
Publisher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0896297802 |