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    The impact of HIV/AIDS on seed security in southern Mozambique

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2005
    Mozambican farmers in the semi-arid Limpopo Basin are dependant on own-saved seed, and informal seed exchanges with other farmers for their planting requirements. Seeds are managed by women, and the traditional knowledge associated with seed management rests with them. Male migration has increased sexual networking, heightening the risk of HIV transmission.
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    The international trends in plant variety protection

    Agricultural and Development Economics Division, FAO, 2005
    This paper looks at international trends in Plant Variety Protection (PVP), a form of intellectual property rights for plant varieties. The Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs) Agreement of the World Trade Organization promotes the standardisation of plant variety protection regimes with common levels of protection for all countries.
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    Bt cotton in Andhra Pradesh: a three-year assessment

    Deccan Development Society, Hyderabad, India, 2005
    This paper investigates the case of GM (Genetically Modified) Bt cotton in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is based on a three-year assessment of farmers' engagement with Bt cotton, examining the economics of its adoption, and the resultant difficulties faced by farmers.
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    The GM debate – who decides?: an analysis of decision-making about genetically modified crops in developing countries

    Panos Institute, London, 2005
    GM (genetically modified) crops are rapidly gaining ground in developing countries, even though their adoption is highly controversial. This report explores how decisions are made about GM food crops in five developing countries - Brazil, India, Kenya, Thailand and Zambia - by drawing on current research and personal interviews.
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    Summary document of the FAO e-mail conference: public participation in decision-making regarding GMOs in developing countries: how to effectively involve rural people

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005
    Although the production and consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) could impact on socio-cultural systems of rural populations in developing countries, rural people are usually far removed from important decision-making processes. This issue was discussed at an FAO email conference held from 17 January to 13 February 2005.
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    Global seed industry concentration – 2005

    Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration formerly RAFI, 2005
    This brief communiqué from ETC highlights the dangers of the increasing consolidation of the world’s commercial seed manufacturers. Corporate control and ownership of seeds - the first link in the food chain - has far-reaching implications for global food security.
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    Food and nutrition biotechnology: achievements, prospects, and perceptions

    Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2005
    This paper from the United Nations University provides an encompassing perspective on the state of play with regard to food and nutrition biotechnology.
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    Alternative approaches for promoting fertiliser use in Africa, with particular reference to the role of fertiliser subsidies

    The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics - Michigan State University, 2005
    Promoting sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will require massive increases in the amounts of fertilisers used in agriculture.
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    Strategy options for the maize and fertiliser sectors of Eastern and Southern Africa

    The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics - Michigan State University, 2005
    There is a global consensus that there is an urgent need for a “big push” agricultural strategy for Africa, acoording to this presentation given at DFID in July 2005. However, there is significant disagreement about how this should be accomplished, particularly with regard to food price support, price stabilisation, and input subsidies.
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    Farmers' demand for fertiliser in Sub-Saharan Africa

    The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics - Michigan State University, 2005
    Agricultural productivity growth in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) is currently well below that required to meet food security and poverty reduction goals.

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