Risks are increasing for agriculture, particularly for marginal systems like the cereal production systems of the Swiss Alps. The article critically examines the outcomes of innovative governance responses to socio-ecological risk through an analysis of the roles of the cooperative organisation...

"Cotton is the largest source of export receipts of several West African countries. Statistics however show a decreasing tendency in cotton yields and an increasing tendency in pesticide use. Under this circumstances there appear to be potential payoffs from the use of biotechnology products in...