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    BT cotton in China

    Greenpeace International, 2002
    This paper discusses the issues surrounding BT cotton in China. BT cotton is the main genetically modified crop variety in large scale production in China. Recent research shows that BT cotton is effective in controlling the primary pest of cotton.
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    Trips with everything? Intellectual property and the farming world

    Food Ethics Council, 2002
    This 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.
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    Regulation of biotechnology in LDCs: implications for technology development and transfer

    AgBioForum, 1999
    This paper explores the role of regulation in agricultural biotechnology innovation and diffusion in the developing world.
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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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    Agricultural biotechnology: risks and opportunities for developing country food security

    2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000
    This paper provides a substantial input into the debate on the role of modern agricultural biotechnology in developing countries.
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    GM cotton set to invade West Africa: time to act!

    GRAIN, 2004
    This 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.
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    Private research and public goods: implications of biotechnology for biodiversity

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004
    This paper, by the FAO's Agricultural and Development Economics Division, explores a range of policy options to increase the likelihood that private sector research and development, particularly in the form of transgenic crops, enhances rather than erodes crop genetic diversity.The principal findings of the paper include:transgenic crops may increase or decrease crop genetic diversity,
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    Report of the expert consultation on environmental effects of genetically modified crops

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004
    This paper examines the outcomes of a three-day consultation on the 'Environmental Effects of Genetically Modified Crops', attended by sixteen technical experts.
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    Biotechnology applications in food processing: can developing countries benefit?

    Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture, FAO, 2004
    This document is the background paper for the 11th conference of the FAO Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture, 14 June to 11 July 2004.
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    Agricultural biotechnology for developing countries: results of an electronic forum

    Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture, FAO, 2001
    This document is a report of the first six conferences of the FAO’s Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture, ruuning between March 2000 and May 2001. The first four conferences dealt with the appropriateness of currently available biotechnologies in the crop, forestry, livestock and fishery sectors, respectively for food and agriculture in developing countries.

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