Economic and Social Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology

by R. E. Evenson; V. Santaniello; D. Zilberman

• ISBN13: 9780851996189
• ISBN10: 0851996183
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-12
• Publisher: Cab Intl

Summary

There are currently many controversial socioeconomic issues concerned with the development and implementation of agricultural biotechnology. This book presents selected, revised and edited papers from the fourth and fifth meetings of the International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research, held in Italy in 2000 and 2001. Key topics addressed include: Intellectual property rights and technological exchange; public-private issues; genetic technologies and methods; developing country experiences; international models.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Introduction and Overview	xi
R.E. Evenson
V. Santaniello
D. Zilberman
From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution	1	(16)
R.E. Evenson
PART I. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXCHANGE
Conflicts in Intellectual Property Rights in Genetic Resources: Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology	17	(14)
L.J. Butler
Sui generis Protection of Plant Varieties in Asian Agriculture: a Regional Regime in the Making?	31	(12)
H. Egelyng
Intellectual Property Aspects of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge	43	(18)
M. Blakeney
Farmers' Rights and Intellectual Property Rights - Reconciling Conflicting Concepts	61	(32)
D. Alker
F. Heidhues
PART II. PUBLIC-PRIVATE ISSUES
Universities, Technology' Transfer and Industrial R&D	93	(26)
G. Graff
A. Heiman
D. Zilberman
F. Castillo
D. Parker
Mergers and Intellectual Property in Agricultural Biotechnology	119	(18)
A.C. Marco
G.C. Rausser
Cost of Conserving Genetic Resources at ex Situ Genebanks: an Example of the ICARDA Genebank	137	(22)
B. Koo
P.G. Pardey
J. Valkoun
B.D. Wright
PART III. THE ROLE OF METHODS
Impact of Terminator Technologies in Developing Countries: a Framework for Economic Analysis	159	(22)
C.S. Srinivasan
C. Thirtle
The Impact of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies on Developing Countries: a Forecast	181	(12)
T. Goeschl
T. Swanson
Managing Proprietary Technology in Agricultural Research	193	(10)
J. Komen
J.I. Cohen
C. Falconi
S. Salazar
Is Marker-assisted Selection Cost-effective Compared with Conventional Plant Breeding Methods? The Case of Quality Protein Maize	203	(34)
K. Dreher
M. Morris
M. Khairallah
J.M. Ribaut
S. Pandey
G. Srinivasan
PART IV. DEVELOPING COUNTRY BIOTECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE
Can Biotechnology Reach the Poor? The Adequacy of Information and Seed Delivery	237	(14)
R. Tripp
Value of Engineered Virus Resistance in Crop Plants and Technology Cooperation with Developing Countries	251	(18)
S. Flasinski
V,M. Aquino
R.A. Hautea
W.K. Kaniewski
N.D. Lam
C.A. Ong
V. Pillai
K. Romyanon
Institutions and Institutional Capacity for Biotechnology a Case Study of India	269	(18)
V. Rhoe
S. Shantharam
S. Babu
Social And Economic Impact Ex Ante Evaluation of Embrapa's Biotechnology Research Products	287	(22)
A.F.D. Avila
T.R. Quirino
E. Contini
E.L.R. Filho
Intellectual Property Protection and the International Marketing of Agricultural Biotechnology: Firm and Host Country Impacts	309	(16)
P. Goldsmith
G. Ramos
C. Steiger
Efficiency Effects of Bt Cotton Adoption by Smallholders in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	325	(26)
Y. Ismael
L. Beyers
C. Thirtle
J. Piesse
Income and Employment Effects of Transgenic Herbicide-resistant Cassava in Colombia: a Preliminary Simulation	351	(8)
D. Pachico
Z. Escobar
L. Rivas
V. Gottret
S. Perez
PART V. INTERNATIONAL MODELS
Estimating the Economic Effects of GMOs: the Importance of Policy Choices and Preferences	359	(34)
K. Anderson
C.P. Nielsen
S. Robinson
Smallholders, Transgenic Varieties and Production Efficiency: the Case of Cotton Farmers in China	393	(16)
J. Huang
R. Hu
S. Rozelle
F. Qiao
C.E. Pray
Index	409