Economic and social issues in agricultural biotechnology /

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; genet...

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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.
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245 0 0 |a Economic and social issues in agricultural biotechnology /  |c edited by Robert E. Evenson, Yale University, USA, V. Santaniello, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata,' Italy and D. Zilberman, University of California at Berkeley, USA. 
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500 # # |a 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. 
504 # # |a Includes bibliographic references and index. 
505 0 # |a Introduction and Overview / R.E. Evenson, V. Santaniello and D. Zilberman -- From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution / R.E. Evenson -- Conflicts in Intellectual Property Rights in Genetic Resources : Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology / L.J. Butler -- Sui generis Protection of Plant Varieties in Asian Agriculture : a Regional Regime in the Making? / H. Egelyng -- Intellectual Property Aspects of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge / M. Blakeney -- Farmers' Rights and Intellectual Property Rights - Reconciling Conflicting Concepts / D. Alker and F. Heidhues -- Universities, Technology Transfer and Industrial R&D / G. Graff, A. Heiman, D. Zilberman, F. Castillo and D. Parker -- Mergers and Intellectual Property in Agricultural Biotechnology / A.C. Marco and G.C. Rausser -- Cost of Conserving Genetic Resources at ex Situ Genebanks : an Example of the ICARDA Genebank / B. Koo, P.G. Pardey, J. Valkoun and B.D. Wright -- Impact of Terminator Technologies in Developing Countries : a Framework for Economic Analysis / C.S. Srinivasan and C. Thirtle -- The Impact of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies on Developing Countries : a Forecast / T. Goeschl and T. Swanson -- Managing Proprietary Technology in Agricultural Research / J. Komen, J.I. Cohen, C. Falconi and S. Salazar -- Is Marker-assisted Selection Cost-effective Compared with Conventional Plant Breeding Methods? The Case of Quality Protein Maize / K. Dreher, M. Morris, M. Khairallah, J.M. Ribaut, S. Pandey and G. Srinivasan -- Can Biotechnology Reach the Poor? The Adequacy of Information and Seed Delivery / R. Tripp -- Value of Engineered Virus Resistance in Crop Plants and Technology Cooperation with Developing Countries / S. Flasinski, V.M. Aquino, R.A. Hautea, W.K. Kaniewski, N.D. Lam, C.A. Ong, V. Pillai and K. Romyanon -- Institutions and Institutional Capacity for Biotechnology - a Case Study of India / V. Rhoe, S. Shantharam and S. Babu -- Social And Economic Impact Ex Ante Evaluation of Embrapa's Biotechnology Research Products / A.F.D. Avila, T.R. Quirino, E. Contini and E.L.R. Filho -- Intellectual Property Protection and the International Marketing of Agricultural Biotechnology : Firm and Host Country Impacts / P. Goldsmith, G. Ramos and C. Steiger -- Efficiency Effects of Bt Cotton Adoption by Smallholders in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / Y. Ismaël, L. Beyers, C. Thirtle and J. Piesse -- Income and Employment Effects of Transgenic Herbicide-resistant Cassava in Colombia : a Preliminary Simulation / D. Pachico, Z. Escobar, L. Rivas, V. Gottret and S. Perez -- Estimating the Economic Effects of GMOs : the Importance of Policy Choices and Preferences / K. Anderson, C.P. Nielsen and S. Robinson -- Smallholders, Transgenic Varieties and Production Efficiency : the Case of Cotton Farmers in China / J. Huang, R. Hu, S. Rozelle, F. Qiao and C.E. Pray. 
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520 3 # |a 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. 
530 # # |a Also available in print format. 
588 # # |a Title from PDF title page (viewed August 23, 2013). 
650 # 0 |a Agricultural biotechnology  |v Congresses.  |x Economic aspects 
650 # 0 |a Agricultural biotechnology  |v Congresses.  |x Social aspects 
650 # 4 |a Extension and Advisory Work. 
650 # 4 |a Agricultural Economics. 
650 # 4 |a Plant Breeding and Genetics. 
650 # 4 |a Biotechnology (General), (Revised June 2002) 
650 # 4 |a Genetic Engineering, Gene Transfer and Transgenics, (New June 2002) 
650 # 7 |a Plants.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Biotechnology.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Economic impact.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Farmers' rights.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Genetic engineering.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Genetic resources.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Genetically engineered organisms.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Intellectual property rights.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Plant breeding.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Social impact.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Socioeconomics.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Technology transfer.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Transgenic plants.  |2 cabt 
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700 1 # |a Santaniello, V.,  |e editor of compilation. 
700 1 # |a Zilberman, David,  |d 1947-  |e editor of compilation. 
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