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Sailing close to the wind: navigating the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2005This briefing book looks in depth at some of the key issues being negotiated at the Hong Kong ministerial (2005). It includes fact sheets that provide a quick overview, and in-depth reports on some of the major controversies.DocumentBiotechnology politics in Delhi’s corridors of power
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003Liberalisation in India relaxed several restrictions on the activities of foreign firms that operate locally. Consequently, an increasing number of multinational agricultural biotechnology companies set up operations in India. New Delhi’s biotechnology policy is now influenced by a small number of major foreign firms and local entrepreneurs with national and global connections.DocumentTerminator technology: the economic benefits of sterile seeds
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003Terminator technology – the emerging technology for inducing sterility in seeds – is potentially detrimental to both biodiversity and the livelihoods of poor farmers forced to buy fresh seed every year. Repeat seed purchase, however, provides greater scope for companies to capture returns on their research investments in plant breeding.DocumentGoverning the GM crop revolution: policy choices for developing countries
2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000This paper introduces a system for classifying policy choices toward GM crops in the areas of intellectual property rights, food safety, biosafety, trade, and public research investment.DocumentTrips with everything? Intellectual property and the farming world
Food Ethics Council, 2002This report briefly outlines some general issues arising in intellectual property (IP), in addition to discussing the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in the World Trade Organization.DocumentRegulation of biotechnology in LDCs: implications for technology development and transfer
AgBioForum, 1999This paper explores the role of regulation in agricultural biotechnology innovation and diffusion in the developing world.DocumentIntellectual property rights and concentration in agricultural biotechnology
Cornell University Library, 2003This paper explores the relationship between intellectual property rights (IPRs) and structural change in the agricultural biotechnology industry.DocumentGM cotton set to invade West Africa: time to act!
GRAIN, 2004This study seeks to provide farmers with a critical and accessible analysis of Bt cotton, arguing that they are the ones that will be introducing any GM crops to the fields and should therefore be at the centre of decision making on the issue. It finds that Bt cotton will not significantly reduce pesticide use nor provide any economic advantages to farmers within West Africa.DocumentReport of the expert consultation on environmental effects of genetically modified crops
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004This paper examines the outcomes of a three-day consultation on the 'Environmental Effects of Genetically Modified Crops', attended by sixteen technical experts.