Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Towards Optimizing the Benefits for the Poor

Qaim, Matin (Editor) / Krattiger, Anatole F. (Editor) / von Braun, Joachim (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1441948643 / ISBN 13: 9781441948649

Published by Springer US, 2000

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448 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Towards Optimizing the Benefits for the Poor
• Publisher: Springer US
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441948643
• ISBN 13: 9781441948649
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.77 kilograms

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Synopsis

Biotechnology offers great potential to contribute to sustainable agricultural growth, food security and poverty alleviation in developing countries. Yet there are economic and institutional constraints at national and international levels that inhibit the poor people's access to appropriate biotechnological innovations. Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Towards Optimizing the Benefits for the Poor addresses the major constraints. Twenty-three chapters, written by a wide range of scholars and stake-holders, provide an up-to-date analysis of agricultural biotechnology developments in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Besides the expected economic and social impacts, the challenges for an adjustment of the international research structure are discussed, with a special focus on intellectual property rights and the roles of the main research organizations. Harnessing the comparative advantages of the public and private sectors through innovative partnerships is the only way forward to optimize the benefits of biotechnology for the poor. The book will be an invaluable resource for both academics and policy-makers concerned with agricultural biotechnology in context of developing-countries.

About the Author

Matin Qaim is a Research Fellow at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany. Anatole F. Krattiger is Executive Director of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). Joachim von Braun is Director of ZEF.