Biotechnology Agriculture And The Developing World

Author : Matin Qaim,Anatole F. Krattiger,Joachim von Braun
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781475731781

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Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries by Matin Qaim,Anatole F. Krattiger,Joachim von Braun Pdf

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.

Author : Timothy M. Swanson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951D02171282L

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Biotechnology, Agriculture and the Developing World by Timothy M. Swanson Pdf

The product of research sponsored by the UK Department for International Development and a May 2000 workshop held in Rome, Italy, this book comprises 11 contributions from experts affiliated with the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (Rome, Italy) and the Institute for Plant Biology (U. of Zurich, Switzerland), and from academics in agriculture, food economics, law, and land economy affiliated with universities in the UK, US, and Italy. They investigate ways in which industrial changes implicit in new biotechnologies will affect modern agriculture; analyze industrial and distribution impacts, including consequences for developing countries; and look at genetic use restriction technologies and their implications for global agricultural production. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biotechnologie
ISBN : OCLC:254605738

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Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries by Anonim Pdf

Author : Henk Hobbelink
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0862328373

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Biotechnology and the Future of World Agriculture by Henk Hobbelink Pdf

This book deals with the technologies that make the commodification of the genetic ("fourth") resource possible and it discusses how these technologies affect agriculture, especially in developing countries

Author : T. Hohn,K.M. Leisinger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783709164068

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Biotechnology of Food Crops in Developing Countries by T. Hohn,K.M. Leisinger Pdf

Recent advances in gene technology, plant transformation, and the growing knowledge of DNA sequences of plants as well as of their most important parasites and symbionts offer many interesting prospects for the breeding of new crop varieties. This was not only recognized by the major seed companies, but also by the governments of developing countries and by worldwide foundations supporting their agriculture. The know-how gained by the seed companies on crops important for the agricultural industry in developed countries could easily be provided for free to the international and national organizations dedicated to development of crops important in the third world. Results obtained worldwide become easily available to everybody through the scientific literature. Likewise, agricultural research in, e.g., the USA or Europe profits from the natural plant gene pool available in the third world. All this definitely provides for the possibility of fast change, new prosperity and security of food supply in the whole world, if properly applied. The fast development also asks for ethical and sociopolitical considerations, whereby not doing the right can be as much a mistake as doing the wrong.

Author : G. J. Persley,Reginald MacIntyre
Publisher : CABI
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780851997063

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Agricultural Biotechnology by G. J. Persley,Reginald MacIntyre Pdf

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.

Author : Matin Qaim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : WISC:89065094294

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Potential Impacts of Crop Biotechnology in Developing Countries by Matin Qaim Pdf

Crop biotechnology could boost global food production in a sustainable way. However, the economic repercussions of biotechnology for developing countries are largely unknown and have been the subject of acute controversy over the last few years. This study deals with the topic and provides some preliminary empirical results. An analytical framework for the ex ante evaluation of biotechnology in smallholder agriculture is developed, which is then used within three different case studies in Kenya and Mexico. It is shown that biotechnology holds great potentials for poor agricultural producers and consumers. Yet appropriate institutional adjustments are required to capitalize on these potentials. Implications for national and international biotechnology policies are discussed.

Author : Philip G. Pardey,Julian M. Alston,Roley Piggott
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780896297562

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Agricultural R and D in the Developing World by Philip G. Pardey,Julian M. Alston,Roley Piggott Pdf

"The world's agricultural economy was transformed remarkably during the 20th century. The agricultural productivity growth that fueled this change was generated primarily by agricultural R&D financed and conducted by a small group of rich countries-especially the United States, but also Japan, Germany, and France. In an increasingly interdependent world, both rich and poor countries have depended on agricultural research conducted in the private and public laboratories of these few countries, even if they have not contributed to financing the activity. But now the rich-country research agendas are shifting. In particular, they are no longer as interested in simple productivity enhancement. Dietary patterns and other priorities change as incomes increase. Food-security concerns are still pervasive among poor people, predominantly in poor countries. In rich countries we see a declining emphasis on enhancing the production of staple foods and an increasing emphasis on enhancing certain attributes of food (such as growing demand for processed and so-called functional foods) and on food production systems (such as organic farming, humane livestock production systems, localized food sources, and "fair trade" coffee). In addition to growing differences between rich and poor countries in consumer demand for innovation, research agendas may diverge because of differences in producer and processor demands. Farmers in rich countries are demanding high-technology inputs that often are not as relevant for subsistence agriculture (such as precision farming technology or other capital-intensive methods). As well as differences in value-adding processes to serve consumer demands, differences in farm production technologies are emerging to serve the evolving agribusiness demands for farm products with specific attributes for particular food, feed, energy, medical, or industrial applications.The purpose of this volume is to document the changing institutions and investments in agricultural R&D in less-developed countries, in part to form a companion volume to Paying for Agricultural Productivity by providing a more complete global picture of the issues."

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Steering Committee on Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology: Mapping the Course
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-06-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309178525

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Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Steering Committee on Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology: Mapping the Course Pdf

Many developing countries are exploring whether biotechnology has a role in addressing national issues such as food security and environmental remediation, and are considering whether the putative benefits of the technology-for example, enabling greater agricultural productivity and stability in the food supply-outweigh concerns that the technology might pose a danger-to biodiversity, health, and local jobs. Some policy leaders worry that their governments are not prepared to take control of this evolving technology and that introducing it into society would be a risky act. Others have suggested that taking no action carries more risk, given the dire need to produce more food. This book reports on an international workshop held to address these issues. Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology: Mapping the Course, organized by the National Research Council on October 24-25, 2004, in Washington, DC, focused on the potential applications of biotechnology and what developing countries might consider as they contemplate adopting biotechnology. Presenters at the workshop described applications of biotechnology that are already proving their utility in both developing and developed countries.

Author : Stuart J. Smyth,Peter W.B. Phillips,David Castle
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780857938350

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Handbook on Agriculture, Biotechnology and Development by Stuart J. Smyth,Peter W.B. Phillips,David Castle Pdf

This book is a compendium of knowledge, experience and insight on agriculture, biotechnology and development. Beginning with an account of GM crop adoptions and attitudes towards them, the book assesses numerous crucial processes, concluding with detai

Author : Carliene Brenner,John Komen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788125877

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International Initiatives in Biotechnology for Developing Country Agriculture by Carliene Brenner,John Komen Pdf

Analyzes the nature, scope & impact of initiatives being undertaken to stimulate the development of agricultural biotechnology applications in developing countries. Chapters include biotechnology in the context of a national innovation system; international initiatives in agricultural biotechnology; bilateral aid programmes; & implications for planning & policy. Charts & tables.

Author : John Ruane,Maria Zimmermann
Publisher : Fao
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015055100674

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Agricultural Biotechnology for Developing Countries by John Ruane,Maria Zimmermann Pdf

This publication presents the report of the first six e-mail conferences hosted by the FAO Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture from March 2000 to May 2001. Each conference was moderated, lasted approximately two months and focused on agricultural biotechnology in developing countries. Four of the conferences dealt with the appropriateness of currently available biotechnologies in the crop, fishery, forestry and livestock sectors for food and agriculture in developing countries; two dealt with the implications of agricultural biotechnology for hunger and food security and the impact of intellectual property rights on food and agriculture in developing countries.

Author : United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Development
Publisher : New York : United Nations
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015062466027

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Biotechnology and Development by United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Development Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Conran Octopus
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015037457572

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Agricultural Biotechnology in the Developing World by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Author : Steven Were Omamo,Klaus von Grebmer
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780896297371

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Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Food Security in Southern Africa by Steven Were Omamo,Klaus von Grebmer Pdf

This book brings together experts from within and outside Africa to discuss the current status of biotechnology in southern Africa, the conceptual framework for multistakeholder dialogues, the political and ethical issues surrounding biotechnology, food safety and consumer issues, biosafety, intellectual property rights, and trade involving genetically modified foods.