Business and biotechnology
- A case study on Monsanto and corporate social responsibility
- This paper shows that Monsanto’s Smallholder Programme was created partly in response to pressure from Monsanto’s critics and anti-biotechnology activists, but also rooted in the company’s strategic determination to commercialise and develop the market for genetically modified (GM) crops and other products.
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- Agricultural biotechnology in Africa: selected resources from SciDev.Net
- ( SciDev.Net , 2008)
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Sub-Saharan Africa is a hotbed of activity in agricultural biotechnology — from research initiatives for tackling local pests to commercial growing of genetically modified crops. This SciDev....
- Is the livestock breeding industry damaging smallholders and the environment?
- ( S. Gura / GRAIN , 2008)
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This paper explores developments in the global livestock industry and their impact on smallholder farmers and the environment in developing countries. In particular, it considers the effect of...
- The shortcomings of the pharmaceutical industry in increasing access to medicines
- ( Oxfam , 2007)
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Access to medicines is fundamental for people to achieve their right to health. This Oxfam paper points out that the challenge to ensure that millions of poor people can get the medicines they need...
- How can governments provide incentives for the development of pharmaceuticals which assist the world’s poor?
- ( C. Nathan / Nature [journal] , 2007)
- This paper asks explores policies on how vaccines and medicines can be developed to address the diseases facing the poor in the developing world and how they can be made more accessible. The paper ar...
- A case study on Monsanto and corporate social responsibility in agricultural extension
- ( D. Glover / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2007)
- This paper examines Monsanto’s Smallholder Programme (SHP) and considers the implications of the programme on corporate accountability. The intent of the paper is to evaluate how far this programme co...
- Do small farmers benefit from GM crops?
- ( J. López Villar; B. Freese; A. Bebb; N. Bassey; C. Améndola; M. Ferreira / Friends of the Earth International , 2007)
- This report discusses the global performance of genetically-modified (GM) crops. The analysis includes numerous case studies including case studies on different GM crops in the United States, soybeans...
- Unethical drug testing in developing countries
- ( Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations , 2006)
- This briefing paper provides an overview of known examples of unethical clinical trials for pharmaceuticals with a focus on developing countries. The study makes the following general observations : ...
- Business and HIV: comparing actual pharmaceuticals responses against industry best practices
- ( Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility , 2006)
- With regards to responses to HIV/AIDS, but also TB and malaria, for example, pharmaceutical companies are facing two particularly important issues with regards to epidemic diseases and development. Fi...
- The impacts of malaria on business
- ( World Economic Forum , 2006)
- This report discusses the impacts of malaria on business. It gives an overview of prevention and treatment measures, looks at the international response to the disease and examines the impact malaria ...
- GM crops and the corporate interests
- ( Friends of the Earth , 2006)
- This report analyses the way in which GM crops have been introduced into our environment between 1996 and 2005. It describes how the rapid penetration of GM crops in a limited number of countries has ...
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