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  Science, policy and biotechnology regulation

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  This paper explores the limitations of science based decision making and regulatory policy in biotechnology. The paper argues that risk and uncertainties in biotechnology are not adequately addressed by "sound science".
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  GMOs and the politics of international trade

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  This paper explores the implications of the European Union’s de facto moratorium on new approvals for the production and import of GMOs.It discusses the trade dispute between the United States and the EU, which sees the US potentially undermining the Biosafety Protocol.The paper finally discusses the possibility of diversifying production in order to exploit multiple markets, which may inclu
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  Intellectual property rights, biotechnology and development

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  IPRs are claimed to provide a vital stimulus for trade, investment, innovation and technology transfer for development.
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  Regulating biotechnology for the poor?

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  This paper discusses whether current systems for the regulation of biotechnology are benefiting the poor.It explores the pressures which governments experience in balancing risks and benefits of GMOs in the public interest, determining whether biotechnology addresses the development needs of their country, and the increasing global pressures on the scope, depth and enforcement of their biosafet
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  Harmonisation, diversity and uncertainty in international biosafety regulation

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  The Cartagena Protocol provides countries with an opportunity to assess the risks associated with a GMO before authorising it to be imported for the first time.
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  Corporate dominance and agricultural biotechnology: implications for development

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  This briefing paper looks at the implications of private sector dominance of agricultural biotechnology for developing countries and poor farmers. The paper argues that:crops and traits commercialised so far have been targeted at the needs of large scale commercial farmers, particularly in North America, and the crops, traits and challenges of interest to poor farmers in developing coun
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  Can agricultural biotechnology be pro-poor?

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  Can new technologies in agricultural biotechnology really solve the problems of famine and hunger in the developing world?
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  Citizens juries: a radical alternative for social research

  University of Surrey, 2003

  This paper discusses how citizen’s juries can offer an alternative for social research. The paper describes the jury process, its impacts and future challenges.The paper argues that citizen’s juries have the potential to be a tool of social justice and legitimise non specialist knowledge as much as a method of participatory research.
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  Prajateerpu: a citizens jury / scenario workshop on food and farming futures for Andhra Pradesh, India

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2003

  This paper discusses the opposition to Andhra Pradesh’s "Vision 2020" strategy for development.
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  Public participation in national biotechnology policy and biosafety regulation

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  This paper explores the challenges entailed in applying the principles and methods of public participation to national and international policy processes.

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