Handbook on agriculture, biotechnology and development
By: edited by Stuart J. Smyth, Research Scientist, Department of Bioresource Policy, business and Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, Peter W.B. Phillips, Professor of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, David Castle, University of Edinburgh, UK
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 868
ISBN-13: 9780857938343; 9780857938350
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Agricultural biotechnology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to agriculture, biotechnology and development / David Castle; title: pt. I EXOGENOUS VARIABLES: THE ENVIRONMENT, ACTORS AND RULES; title: 2.Global adoption of GM crops, 1995-2010 / Graham Brookes; title: 3.Structure of public research / Buwani Dayananda; title: 4.The private sector: MNEs and SMEs / Jill E. Hobbs; title: 5.Biotechnology in North America: the United States, Canada and Mexico / Grace Skogstad; title: 6.South American adopters: Argentina and Brazil / Sybil D. Rhodes; title: 7.Africa / Jennifer Thomson; title: 8.China / Valerie J. Karplus; title: 9.Agricultural biotechnology in India: impacts and controversies / Matin Qaim; title: 10.Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the Philippines / Jose Yorobe Jr.; title: 11.European Union policy conflicts over agbiotech: ecological modernization perspectives and critiques / Les Levidow; title: 12.African non-adopters / Robert Paarlberg; title: 13.Non-adopters of GM crops in Latin America / Jose Falck-Zepeda; title: Contents note continued: 14.The Cuban context for agriculture and innovation / Carlos G. Borroto; title: 15.Risk assessment frameworks in the multilateral setting / Lee Ann Jackson; title: 16.The trade system and biotechnology / William A. Kerr; title: 17.Developing countries and the legal institutions at the intersection of agbiotech and development / Chidi Oguamanam; title: 18.Consumer attitudes and preferences for GM products / David Castle; title: 19.The motivation and impact of organized public resistance against agricultural biotechnology / Philipp Aerni; title: pt. II ACTION ARENAS; title: 20.The research pipeline / Peter W. B. Phillips; title: 21.Clusters, innovation systems and biotechnology in developing country agriculture / Xingliang Ma; title: 22.Practice driving policy: agbiotech transfer as capacity building / Stanley P. Kowalski; title: 23.The North American crop biotech environment, actors and rules / David Schimmelpfennig; title: 24.Adoption decisions / Corinne Alexander; title: 25.Coexistence / Justus Wesseler; title: Contents note continued: 26.Biotechnology and the inputs industry / Latha Nagarajan; title: 27.Market power in the US biotech industry / Douglas Miller; title: 28.The dynamic IP system in crop genetics and biotechnology / Gregory Graff; title: 29.Environment effects / Micheal Owen; title: 30.Labeling of genetically modified foods / Jill J. McCluskey; title: 31.Biotechnology and food security / Sebastian Levine; title: 32.International regimes on plant intellectual property rights and plant genetic resources: implications for stakeholders / Deepthi Elizabeth Kolady; title: 33.Engaging publics on agbiotech: a retrospective look / Edna Einsiedel; title: 34.Lessons from the California GM labeling proposition on the state of crop biotechnology / Gina Waterfield; title: 35.Biotechnology communications, mythmaking and the media / Camille D. Ryan; title: pt. III OUTCOMES; title: 36.Soybeans / Seth Wechsler; title: 37.Maize/corn / Jose Yorobe Jr.; title: 38.Cotton / Marc Ouattarra; title: 39.Canola / Stavroula Malla; title: Contents note continued: 40.The Hawaii papaya story / Dennis Gonsalves; title: 41.Sugar beet / Matty Demont; title: 42.Rice / Alexander J. Stein; title: 43.Aggregate effects: adopters and non-adopters, investors and consumers / Jeanne M. Reeves; title: 44.Economic success but political failure? The paradox of GM crops in developing countries / Ira Matuschke; title: 45.The size and distribution of the benefits from the adoption of biotech soybean varieties / John Kruse; title: 46.Wheat: status, outlook and implications / William W. Wilson; title: 47.Small grains: barley, oat and rye / Graham J. Scoles; title: 48.Incremental benefits of genetically modified bananas in Uganda / Justus Wesseler; title: 49.Biofuels and GM feedstocks / William A. Kerr; title: 50.Non-food GM crops: phytoremediation, industrial products and pharmaceuticals / George G. Khachatourians; title: 51.Tomatoes, potatoes and flax: exploring the cost of lost innovations / Alan McHughen.