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Searching with a thematic focus on Technology and innovation in agriculture, Agriculture and food, Biotechnology and GMOs, Biotechnology and GMOs governance, Governance

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    Intellectual property rights and concentration in agricultural biotechnology

    Cornell University Library, 2003
    This paper explores the relationship between intellectual property rights (IPRs) and structural change in the agricultural biotechnology industry.
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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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    Business and biotechnology: regulation and the politics of influence

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003
    This paper explores the issue of regulation of biotechnology products at the national and international level, paying special attention to the role of biotechnology firms and the responses of civil society groups.It argues that the private biotechnology sector, thanks to its level of expertise and the amount of capital it owns, is a key adviser and a powerful player in the politics of biotechno
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    Domesticating global policy on GMOs: comparing China and India

    Environment Team, IDS Sussex, 2003
    This IDS working paper compares the way in which two leading developing countries in the global debate on biotechnology have sought to translate policy commitments contained in international agreements on trade and biosafety into workable national policy. It is a complex story of selective interpretation, conflict over priorities and politicking at the highest levels of government.
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    GM crops: going against the grain

    ActionAid International, 2003
    This paper asks: Do GM crops help eradicate poverty? Do GM crops meet the needs of poor farmers? Do they threaten basic rights? Do GM crops threaten biodiversity? Do GM crops enhance informed choice and participation for poor people?Conclusion: The widespread adoption of GM crops seems likely to exacerbate the underlying causes of food insecurity, leading to more hungry people, not fewer.

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