Agricultural Biotechnology and the Poor (CGIAR, 2000, 248 p.): (introduction...)

Agricultural Biotechnology and the Poor (CGIAR, 2000, 248 p.)

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		FOREWORD
		ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
		SECTION ONE: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE POOR: PROMETHEAN SCIENCE - G. J. PERSLEY
		SECTION TWO: SETTING THE SCENE
		SECTION THREE: ANALYZING OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
		SECTION FOUR: CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
		SECTION FIVE: MINIMIZING HEALTH RISKS
		SECTION SIX: MINIMIZING SOCIAL RISKS
		SECTION SEVEN: ETHICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
		SECTION EIGHT: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
		SECTION NINE: PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
		SECTION TEN: COMMUNICATING ABOUT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ADDRESSING PUBLIC CONCERNS
		SECTION ELEVEN: CONTRIBUTORS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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G. J. Persley and M. M. Lantin,
Editors

Proceedings of an International Conference
Washington, D.C., 21-22 October 1999

Convened by:
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

Cosponsors:
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)
International Council for Science (ICSU)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

Dedication

To Dr. John J. Doyle, 1944-1999, one of the pioneering scientists in the CGIAR System who worked on the application of molecular biology to livestock diseases at ILRAD (now ILRI.) in Africa for 20 years. Jack was, as his colleagues at ILRI said, “a man dedicated to a single idea that science could solve human problems, and he had the courage to go after that no matter what.”

The opinions expressed in this book are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect a consensus of views within the CGIAR system or the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

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Citation:

G.J. Persley and M.M. Lantin, Editors. 2000. Agricultural Biotechnology and the Poor:
Proceedings of an International Conference, Washington, D.C., 21-22 October 1999.
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Washington, D.C.

Technical Editor: L. Reginald MacIntyre