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Seeds of contention: World hunger and the global controversy over genetically modified crops
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The authors assess the role various strategies can play in augmenting global food supplies and combating hunger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752693
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La biotecnología agropecuaria en América Latina: Una visión cuantitativa
Falck-Zepeda, José; Falconi, César; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"La biotecnología agropecuaria ha demostrado tener amplio potencial para ayudar a mejorar la eficiencia de la agricultura, el crecimiento económico y las políticas dirigidas a combatir a la pobreza, tanto en América Latina como en el resto del mundo. La amplia y creciente difusión de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038062
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GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs
Chambers, Judith A.; Zambrano, Patricia; Falck-Zepeda, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in commissioning this report to be prepared by the International Food Policy … Research Institute (IFPRI), highlighted the need for a comprehensive, evidenced-based review of agricultural biotechnology in … order to better understand its current status, issues, constraints, and opportunities for Africa. Agricultural biotechnology …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132814
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The economic impact and the distribution of benefits and risk from the adoption of insect resistant (Bt) cotton in West Africa:
Falck-Zepeda, Jose; Horna, Daniela; Smale, Melinda - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
potential payoffs from the use of biotechnology products in the farming systems of the region. In this study we estimate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038130
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The effects of alternative free trade agreements on Peru: Evidence from a global computable general equilibrium model
Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon; Thomas, Marcelle - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
agreements for Peru. In December 2007, a Peru–United States free trade agreement (FTA) was finally ratified by the U.S. Congress … preferential tariffs. A Peru–European Union (EU27) FTA is also being negotiated in the context of Peru's participation in the … for a South-South FTA with China than for North-South FTAs with the United States or the EU27." from authors' abstract …
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Comparative analysis of the national biosafety regulatory systems in East Africa:
Jaffe, Gregory - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
procedures to ensure the food safety of genetically engineered organisms; (2) the inclusion of the standard and criteria for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996680
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Is SAFTA trade creating or trade diverting?: A computable general equilibrium assessment with a focus on Sri Lanka
Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon; Thomas, Marcelle - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
The Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) entered its second phase of implementation in 2008. The creation of a free trade area is expected to affect its participants—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—very differently given their diversity in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521827
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Trade and investment in Latin America and Asia: Lessons from the past and potential perspectives from further integration
Berisha-Krasniqi, Valdete; Bouet, Antoine; Estrades, Carmen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862326
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Incorporating project uncertainty in novel environmental biotechnologies: illustrated using phytoremediation
Linacre, Nicholas A.; Whiting, Steven N.; Angle, J. Scott - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"Pollution of the environment by metals and organic contaminants is an intractable global problem, with cleanup costs running into billions of dollars using current engineering technologies. The availability of alternative, cheap and effective technologies would significantly improve the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996642
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A gap analysis of confined field trial application forms for genetically modified crops in East Africa: evaluating the potential for harmonization
Linacre, Nicholas A.; Cohen, Joel I. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"The regulatory approval of genetically modified crops in the field initially requires small, restricted experimental trials known as confined field trials. These small scale experiments provide researchers with important information on environmental interactions and agronomic performance of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996675