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  Governing biotechnology: regulation of business or regulation for business?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Biotechnology regulation is more responsive to the commercial concerns of the private sector than to public anxiety about the risks associated with genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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  Pesticide use in Africa: doing more harm than good?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Pesticide use in Africa has increased dramatically in recent years, despite the escalating costs and the fact that they are becoming less effective. This is creating a dependency on pesticides amongst farmers, threatening food safety, causing health risks, deepening the inequality between rich and poor farmers and creating environmental problems.
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  Integrated pest management in Africa: a solution in search of a problem?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Pest outbreaks can be devastating for small farmers, causing serious crop losses. To protect their crops against pests, many farmers spend large amounts of money on pesticides. These chemicals are often very dangerous to use, leaving poisonous residues that make food unsafe to eat.
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  A community approach to tackling pests

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  The Green Revolution introduced new technologies and chemicals to farmers in developing countries. The aim was to bring food security and increase levels of agricultural production; in reality, it brought many environmental, social and health problems. Many farmers are now going back to traditional methods of agriculture.
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  Biotechnology politics in Delhi’s corridors of power

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Liberalisation 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.
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  Terminator technology: the economic benefits of sterile seeds

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Terminator 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.
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  Expanding access to agricultural inputs: lessons from recent market development experiences

  The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics - Michigan State University, 2004

  The paper examines the different approaches, view points and possible solutions with regards gaining access to agricultural inputs.Sections include:farmer knowledgeinput availability for farmersaffordability for farmersknowledge for retailersaffordability for retailersmaking relief market friendlyquestion of subsidiesthe role of government and donorsthe r
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  Organic: to combat pesticide residues

  Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2004

  This paper analyses the use of fertilisers and pesticides within Indian agriculture, discussing the comparative advantages of organic farming as an alternative method of agricultural production. It draws attention to the fact that high doses of chemical fertilisers and pesticides are causing severe environmental and health hazards, including the contamination of ground water.
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  Poorer nations turn to publicly developed GM crops

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2005

  This paper presents the results of a study that explored the current state of research, regulation, genetic resources and institutional roles in developing GM crops.
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  A pilot study on pesticide use, acute symptoms and willingness to pay for safer pesticides in a commercial area, Nepal

  GDNet document store, 2004

  This paper reports the results of a pilot study carried out during 2004 which aimed to determine farmers’ willingness to pay for safer pesticides to reduce health risk from the periodic exposure to the pesticides.

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