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  Seed fairs and the case of Marambo village, Nachingwea District, Tanzania: implications of local informal seed supply and variety

  Agricultural Research and Extension Network, 2000

  Report assessing the indigenous systems of seed flow and variety development (especially seed fairs), and public agricultural development organisation perceptions of it.Outcomes and conclusions:indications of the existence of a dynamic informal culture of seed procurement, testing, and exchange among smallholder farmers in south east Tanzaniafarmers attended the seed fairs, t
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  Impact assessment using participatory approaches: 'starter pack' and sustainable agriculture in Malawi

  Agricultural Research and Extension Network, 2001

  This paper is based on a study undertaken as part of the Malawi Starter Pack Evaluation Programme (1999–2000). Focusing on the concept of ‘sustainable agriculture’, it describes how participatory approaches can be used for impact assessment and the kind of information that emerges from such an approach.
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  People, plants, and patents: the impact of intellectual property on trade, plant biodiversity, and rural society

  International Development Research Centre, 1994

  The purpose of this book is to identify key IPR issues and choices and to describe the broader context within which decisions are being made.
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  The socio-political impact of biotechnology in developing countries

  Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project, MSU, 2001

  Assesses the socio-political ramifications of agricultural biotechnology and recombinant genetics in relation to increased food security in developing countriesConcludes that sustainable development and sustainable food security will not be achievable without better governance and a new dimension of solidarity between the rich and the poor of this world, but also not without new technologies su
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  Options for the implementation of farmers' rights at the national level

  South Centre, 2000

  One of the main objectives of Farmers' Rights is to allow farmers, their communities, and countries in all regions, fully to participate in the benefits derived, at present and in the future, from the improved use of Plant Genetic Resources, through plant breeding and other scientific methods.
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  Farmers and seed

  Biotechnology and Development Monitor, 2001

  The theme of this Monitor issue is the involvement of farmers in seed production and development. Chapters are written by various experts.While Joshi examines the weakness of formal seed systems, he also highlights how formal systems can complement breeding efforts of farmers. However, Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) is still relatively new and many things remain to be explored.
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  Proprietary biotechnology inputs and international agricultural research

  International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1998

  This Briefing Paper presents the most important findings and lessons of a study into the magnitude of, and procedures for, the use of inputs protected by IPR at selected international agricultural research centers (IARCs). It highlights the challenging environment in which agricultural research organisations are working with regard to biotechnology.
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  Extensive pastoral livestock systems: issues and options for the future

  Japan-FAO Association, 1999

  This article explores extensive pastoral livestock systems.The article indicates that:extensive pastoral production used some 25% of the world’s land and produces some 10% of the meat used for human consumption, while supporting some 20 million pastoral householdspastoral production is split between the extensive enclosed systems and open range systemsrangelands used by pastoral
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  Design of a market information system for small scale producers and traders in three districts of Uganda

  Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, 2000

  Paper assesses the proposed design for a pilot market information service targeted at small-scale farmers, traders and processors in Uganda in compliance with the government's recommendation for such a service and the CTA's market information service model.The maize component of the project will utilise the services of local radio stations to broadcast information in the local language to actor
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  Biotechnology and the changing public / private sector balance: developments in rice and cocoa

  OECD Development Centre, 1992

  This study examines the potential impact of changes in the public/private sector balance for biotechnology development and diffusion in developing country agriculture. It focuses on biotechnology related to two important developing country crops: rice and cocoa.

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