IFPRI Research on Pro-Poor Biotech and Biosafety
March 19, 2010| |
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has put on its priority list the assessment of socio-economic opportunities and risks of agricultural biotechnology for smallholder farming systems and consumers, as well as biosafety policy issues. In Pro-Poor Biotechnology and Biosafety Research in Partnership with Developing Countries IFPRI discusses its work in agricultural biotechnology, namely: Evaluating the economic impact and potential of GM crops; Strengthening biosafety regulations and improving innovative capacity; and Promoting pro-poor biotechnology research through public-private partnerships.
IFPRI is currently doing research to explore enabling conditions to increase farmers' access to well adapted technologies; analyze issues around transferring genetic innovations to the poor in the context of intellectual property rights; and the potential implications of poor farmers of accessing technologies and benefirt sharing.
Download a PDF copy of the paper at http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/biotechsafetybro.pdf
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