Publications: ISAAA Briefs


Major papers reviewing current developments in international biotechnology, sustainable agriculture, and technology transfer -  a means for ISAAA to share its experience

No. 1-1996 Global Review of the Field Testing and Commercialization of Transgenic Plants, 1986 to 1995: The First Decade of Crop Biotechnology 
No. 2-1997 Insect Resistance in Crops: A Case Study of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and its Transfer to Developing Countries 
No. 3-1997 The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Biotechnology Transfer under the Convention on Biological Diversity 
No. 4-1997

Progressing Public-Private Sector Partnerships in International Agricultural Research and Development 

No. 5-1997 Global Status of Transgenic Crops in 1997
No. 6-1998 The Importance of Ag-Biotechnology for Global Prosperity 
No. 7-1998 Transgenic Virus Resistant Potatoes in Mexico: Potential Socioeconomic Implications of North-South Biotechnology Transfer 
No. 8-1998 Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 1998 
No. 9-1998 Diagnosing Maize Diseases in Latin America 
No. 10-1999 Assessing the Impact of Banana Biotechnology in Kenya 
No. 11-1999 The Papaya Biotechnology Network of Southeast Asia: Biosafety and Background Information 
No. 12-1999

Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 1999 

No. 13-1999

The Economic Effects of Genetically Modified Orphan Commodities: Projections for Sweetpotato in Kenya 

No. 14-1999 Rent Creation and Distribution from the First Three Years of Planting Bt Cotton 
No. 15-2000 Connecting People to the Promise of Biotech: Update of the ISAAA Fellowship Program in Africa and Southeast Asia 
No. 16-2000 Advances in Maize Streak Virus Disease Research in Eastern and Southern Africa
No. 17-2000

Global Status of Commercialized Transgenic Crops, 1999 

No. 18-2000

Food Biotechnology: European and North American Regulatory Approaches and Public Acceptance - A Travelling Workshop (Summary Report for Policy Makers) 

No. 19-2000 An Overview of ISAAA from 1992 to 2000 
No. 20-2000 The Intellectual and Technical Property Components of pro-Vitamin A Rice (GoldenRice TM): A Preliminary Freedom-To-Operate Review 
No. 21-2000 Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2000 
No. 22-2001 The Benefits of Biotechnology for Small-Scale Banana Farmers in Kenya
No. 23-2001 Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2000
No. 24-2001 Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2001
No. 25-2002 Biotechnology in Tree Production: Creating a Self-sustaining Production and Dissemination System in Kenya
No. 26-2002 Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2001. Feature: Bt Cotton
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No. 27-2002 Global Status of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2002.
No. 28-2003 GM Rice: Will This Lead the Way for Global Acceptance of GM Crop Technology?
No. 29-2003 Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2002 Feature: Bt Maize
No. 30-2003 Global Status of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 2003
No. 31-2003 Telling Transgenic Technology Tales: Lessons from the Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project (ABSP) Experience 
No. 32-2004 Preview: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2004
No. 33-2004 Towards Optimizing the Benefits of Clonal Forestry to Small-scale Farmers in East Africa
No. 34-2005 Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2005
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