Economic and social issues in agricultural biotechnology /

• Corporate Author: Biotechnology, Science and Modern Agriculture : a New Industry at the Dawn of the Century
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2002.
• Subjects: Agricultural biotechnology > Congresses. > Economic aspects; Agricultural biotechnology > Congresses. > Social aspects; Extension and Advisory Work.; Agricultural Economics.; Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Biotechnology (General), (Revised June 2002); Genetic Engineering, Gene Transfer and Transgenics, (New June 2002); Plants.; Biotechnology.; Economic impact.; Farmers' rights.; Genetic engineering.; Genetic resources.; Genetically engineered organisms.; Intellectual property rights.; Plant breeding.; Social impact.; Socioeconomics.; Technology transfer.; Transgenic plants.; Electronic books.
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• Item Description: Papers presented at a conference entitled Biotechnology, Science and Modern Agriculture: a New Industry at the Dawn of the Century, held June 15-18, 2001 in Ravello, Italy.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 421 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographic references and index.
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This book presents 21 selected revised and edited papers from the 4th and 5th meetings of the International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research, held in Italy in 2000 and 2001. Topics covered include: intellectual property rights and technological exchange; public-private issues; genetic technologies and methods; developing country experiences; and international models. The book will be of interest to those working within agricultural biotechnology and agricultural economics. The book has a subject index.