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Results from the FAO Biotechnology Forum: background and dialogue on selected issues
Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture, FAO, 2006This publication presents background and summary documents from six moderated email conferences, hosted by the FAO Biotechnology Forum from 2002 to 2005. The Forum had the aim of providing quality balanced information on agricultural biotechnology in developing countries and making a neutral platform available for people to exchange views and experiences on this sometimes controversial subject.DocumentFarmers' rights in India: a case study
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006India is among the first countries in the world to have passed Farmers’ Rights and plant variety protection legislation. This study analyses the achievements, barriers and limitations of India’s approach so far.DocumentGM crops in India: is the government's policy stance justified?
Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2006In assessing the policy stance taking by the government of India on the issue of GM technology, the author concludes that there is not sufficient economic justification for the government to promote the use of transgenic corps.DocumentFood safety and consumer choice policy
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003This working paper identifies policy choices and tradeoffs with respect to agricultural biotechnology for the Southern African region. It analyses the scientific basis for food safety concerns and the way policies of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) do or do not address these concerns.DocumentThe GM debate – who decides?: an analysis of decision-making about genetically modified crops in developing countries
Panos Institute, London, 2005GM (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.DocumentGM crops in India: why open Pandora’s Box?
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2004This paper provides a critical review of a recently published report from the "Task Force on Application of Biotechnology in Agriculture" (see seperate record) headed by Dr. M.S.DocumentPoorer nations turn to publicly developed GM crops
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2005This paper presents the results of a study that explored the current state of research, regulation, genetic resources and institutional roles in developing GM crops.DocumentAgricultural Biotechnology Research Partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa (Technology Policy Brief)
United Nations University Institute for New technologies, 2004A widely accepted mechanism for providing developing countries with access to proprietary biotechnology products and tools is the formation of partnerships between Southern and Northern research institutions and multinational private companies.DocumentOn science and precaution in the management of technological risk
European Commission Directorate-General for Development, 2001This paper discusses the debate over the relative merits of scientific and precautionary approaches to the management of technological risk.The paper highlights the following points:rather than seeing ‘precaution’ as being in tension with ‘science based regulation’, the key elements of a precautionary approach are entirely consistent with sound scientific practice in responding to intraDocumentAgricultural biotechnology: risks and opportunities for developing country food security
2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000This paper provides a substantial input into the debate on the role of modern agricultural biotechnology in developing countries.Pages