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| Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin; Msangi, Siwa; Sulser, Timothy B.; Zambrano, Patricia. |
| Biofuel expansion is seen as a way to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, as an alternative energy source for transportation and other uses, as a way to reduce Green House Gases, and as way to revitalize the agricultural sector. Very little discussions have been focused on Latin America, except for Brazil. Potential negative impacts re-enforce the need of performing more in depth analysis of the potential impact of biofuels expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Paper estimates biofuels production potential based on current production situation and develops a forward-looking analysis of the long-term impact of biofuels expansion in Latin America and its effects on prices, trade, food security, malnutrition and other indicators using the... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6113 |
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| Atanassov, Atannas; Bahieldin, Ahmed; Brink, Johan; Burachik, Moises; Cohen, Joel I.; Dhawan, Vibha; Ebora, Reynaldo V.; Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin; Herrera-Estrella, Luis; Komen, John; Low, Fee Chon; Omaliko, Emeka; Odhiambo, Benjamin; Quemada, Hector; Peng, Yufa; Sampaio, Maria Jose; Sithole-Niang, Idah; Sittenfeld, Ana; Smale, Melinda; Sutrisno; Valyasevi, Ruud; Zafar, Yusuf; Zambrano, Patricia. |
| Local farming communities throughout the world face productivity constraints, environmental concerns, and diverse nutritional needs. Developing countries address these challenges in a number of ways. One way is public research that produces genetically modified (GM) crops and recognize biotechnology as a part of the solution. To reach these communities, GM crops, after receiving biosafety agreement, must be approved for evaluation under local conditions. However, gaps between approvals in the developed and developing world grow larger, as the process of advancing GM crops in developing countries becomes increasingly difficult. In several countries, only insect resistant cotton has successfully moved from small, confined experimental trials to larger, open... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Biosafety; Regulation; Biotechnology; Genetic modification; Public research; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16065 |
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| Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin; Zambrano, Patricia; Cohen, Joel I.; Borges, Orangel; Guimaraes, Elcio P.; Hautea, Desiree; Kengue, Joseph; Songa, Josephine. |
| Local farming communities throughout the world face binding productivity constraints, diverse nutritional needs, environmental concerns, and significant economic and financial pressures. Developing countries address these challenges in different ways, including public and private sector investments in plant breeding and other modern tools for genetic crop improvement. In order to measure the impact of any technology and prioritize investments, we must assess the relevant resources, human capacity, clusters, networks and linkages, as well as the institutions performing technological research and development, and the rate of farmer adoption. However, such measures have not been recently assessed, in part due to the lack of complete standardized information... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Plant breeding; Biotechnology; Public research; Funding; Innovation systems; Capacity building; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42329 |
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| Binenbaum, Eran; Nottenburg, Carol; Pardey, Philip G.; Wright, Brian D.; Zambrano, Patricia. |
| A biotechnology revolution is proceeding in tandem with international proliferation of intellectual property regimes and rights. Does the intellectual property impede agricultural research conducted in, or of consequence for, developing countries? This question has important spatial dimensions that link the location of production, the pattern of international trade, and the jurisdiction of intellectual property. Our main conclusion is that the current concerns about the freedom to operate in agricultural research oriented towards food crops for the developing world are exaggerated. Rights to intellectual property are confined to the jurisdictions where they are granted, and, presently, many of the intellectual property (IP) rights for biotechnologies... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16072 |
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