[PDF] Biotechnologies For Agricultural Development eBook

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,83 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Agricultural biotechnology
ISBN : 9789251069066

GET BOOK

This book represents the proceedings of the FAO conference (ADBC-10) that took place in Guadalajara, Mexico on 1-4 March 2010. A major objective of the conference was to take stock of the application of biotechnologies across the different food and agricultural sectors in developing countries, in order to learn from the past and to identify options for the future to face the challenges of food insecurity, climate change and natural resource degradation. The proceedings are organised in two main sections. The first section contains ten chapters with an extensive series of FAO background documents prepared before ABDC-10. The second section contains five chapters dedicated to the outcomes of ABDC-10.

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 39,88 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Agricultural biotechnology
ISBN : 0889367892

GET BOOK

Assessing the Impacts of Agricultural Biotechnologies: Canadian-Latin American Perspectives

Author : Arie Altman
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 12,69 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0123814669

GET BOOK

As the oldest and largest human intervention in nature, the science of agriculture is one of the most intensely studied practices. From manipulation of plant gene structure to the use of plants for bioenergy, biotechnology interventions in plant and agricultural science have been rapidly developing over the past ten years with immense forward leaps on an annual basis. This book begins by laying the foundations for plant biotechnology by outlining the biological aspects including gene structure and expression, and the basic procedures in plant biotechnology of genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics and proteomics. It then focuses on a discussion of the impacts of biotechnology on plant breeding technologies and germplasm sustainability. The role of biotechnology in the improvement of agricultural traits, production of industrial products and pharmaceuticals as well as biomaterials and biomass provide a historical perspective and a look to the future. Sections addressing intellectual property rights and sociological and food safety issues round out the holistic discussion of this important topic. Includes specific emphasis on the inter-relationships between basic plant biotechnologies and applied agricultural applications, and the way they contribute to each other Provides an updated review of the major plant biotechnology procedures and techniques, their impact on novel agricultural development and crop plant improvement Takes a broad view of the topic with discussions of practices in many countries

Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 27,21 MB
Release : 1998-10
Category :
ISBN : 078817309X

GET BOOK

Examines the application of biotech. to agricultural development, assessing farmer-based as well as science-based biotech., & the socio-political context. Looks at rural people's existing biotech. practices in the areas of animal health, bio pesticides, food processing & crop genetic resources. Assesses science-based biotech. research, the potential of existing technologies & the socio-political context of formal sector research. Presents a methodology for the development of biotech. for small-scale farmers in the tropics, & integrating farmers' knowledge. Sets out a model for integrating the formal & informal R&D systems.

Author : Kim Guenther
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 39,77 MB
Release : 1994-12
Category :
ISBN : 9780788114441

GET BOOK

Provides an introduction to the literature & debate surrounding the use of biotechnology in sustainable farming systems. Includes 127 citations plus author & subject indexes.

Author : John Ruane
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,82 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Animal biotechnology
ISBN : 9789251078778

GET BOOK

This book documents a unique series of 19 case studies where agricultural biotechnologies were used to serve the needs of smallholders in developing countries. They cover different regions, production systems, species and underlying socio-economic conditions in the crop (seven case studies), livestock (seven) and aquaculture/fisheries (five) sectors. Most of the case studies involve a single crop, livestock or fish species and a single biotechnology. Prepared by scientists and researchers who were directly involved in the initiatives, the authors were able to provide an insider's guide to the background, achievements, obstacles, challenges and lessons learned from each case study.

Author : Rob Tripp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 20,74 MB
Release : 2009-06-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135998787

GET BOOK

The controversy over genetically modified (GM) crops in industrialized countries is paralleled by a loud debate over their potential role in developing countries, with supporters claiming that GM crops are the best hope for reducing rural poverty and hunger, and opponents predicting that they can only bring corporate control of peasant agriculture and environmental disaster. This book offers an examination of the performance of the new technology in the broader context of the agricultural institutions that govern its generation.

Author : Timothy M. Swanson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

GET BOOK

The product of research sponsored by the UK Department for International Development and a May 2000 workshop held in Rome, Italy, this book comprises 11 contributions from experts affiliated with the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (Rome, Italy) and the Institute for Plant Biology (U. of Zurich, Switzerland), and from academics in agriculture, food economics, law, and land economy affiliated with universities in the UK, US, and Italy. They investigate ways in which industrial changes implicit in new biotechnologies will affect modern agriculture; analyze industrial and distribution impacts, including consequences for developing countries; and look at genetic use restriction technologies and their implications for global agricultural production. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Joseph Cooper
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 29,59 MB
Release : 2006-05-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0387254099

GET BOOK

This volume summarizes the current state of knowledge in the economic literature of management of agricultural biotechnology and biodiversity in agricultural and economic development. It identifies key issues confronting policy makers in managing biodiversity and biotechnology and provides a broad, multi-disciplinary analysis of the linkage between the two. It is especially innovative in its use of plant genetic resource management as the basis for is analysis.