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  Partnership in enhancing the process of globalization for reducing poverty

  Global Development Network, 2001

  Are partnership or non partnership patterns better at promoting agricultural technologies? This paper attempts to answer this question by studying partnership and non-partnership of the government (GO), non-government (NGO), and private (PO) organizations.
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  Five thousand years of sustainablity?: a case study on Gedeo Land use (Southern Ethiopia)

  Treemail, 2002

  This paper presents a case study of an ancient land-use practice that feeds over 450 people/km2 in a mountainous tropical region without terracing, tilling or agrochemical inputs. In this case study of a staple crop ensete, soil fertility and a strong performance in security of production are retained.
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  The use of genetically modified crops in developing countries

  Nuffield Council on Bioethics, UK, 2003

  This discussion paper is a follow-up to the 1999 Report, Genetically modified crops: the ethical and social issues. Contributed as part of the UK public consultation on GM it aims to assess the potential risks and benefits associated with the use of genetically modified (GM) crops in developing countries in relation to improving food security and economically valuable agriculture.
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  Globalisation and the international governance of modern biotechnology: the implications for food security in Kenya

  International Environmental Law Research Centre, 2003

  This paper argues that for modern biotechnology research to have long term and wider positive social impact in Kenya, changes in policies and institutions must be implemented to ensure that it benefits the smallholder farmers who make up the majority of Kenya’s population.Critical issues examined include:biosafety food safetyloss of biodiversity IPRsThe report makes
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  Asian Biotechnology and Development Review (ABDR)

  Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2003

  The Asian Biotechnology and Development Review (ABDR) aims at generating wider awareness of the issues involved and emerging developments in the area of biotechnology.
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  Introduction to the development box: finding space for development concerns in the WTO's agricultural negotiations

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2003

  This paper introduces the Development Box, a package of proposals made by a dozen or so developing countries concerned that existing WTO rules for agriculture are undermining food security and rural livelihoods in their countries. The Development Box (DB) offers possible exceptions to the trade rules to meet the needs of countries with few resources and urgent food security needs.
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  Policy research on African agriculture: trends, gaps, and challenges

  International Service for National Agricultural Research, 2003

  The central argument in this report is that most policy research on African agriculture is irrelevant to agricultural and overall economic policy in Africa, and that the policy research community (and the agricultural economics profession in particular) must shoulder a significant part of the blame for this state of affairs. Its review of recent research reveals that agricultural economists ha
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  Make trade fair for the Americas: agriculture, investment and intellectual property: three reasons to say no to the FTAA

  Oxfam, 2003

  This paper focuses on the plan to integrate Latin America and the Caribbean into the Free Trade Area of the Americas and stresses that some areas of the plan go further than the most worrisome WTO rules - as in the case of investment and intellectual property.
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  Successes in African agriculture: results of an expert survey

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003

  Using primary data from a survey of expert opinion, this paper identifies key successes emerging in African agriculture.
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  Tenure security and land-related investment: evidence from Ethiopia

  World Bank Publications, 2003

  Report finds that land rights in Ethiopia are highly insecure, and higher tenure security and transferability could enhance investment and agricultural productivity.

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