This paper reflected upon a wide range of situations in the evolution of the agroprocessing sector and its relations with farmers, in the context of national and international enabling policies. It highlights the importance or potential of contractual arrangements for governing the relationships...

This paper analyses the extent to which farmers in northern China actually benefit from market development for biotech cultivars and seeds, and how they interact with that development. It firstly appraises similarities and discrepancies observed in this development in China when compared to...

[fre] La commercialisation à grande échelle des variétés génétiquement modifiées, a exacerbé le débat sur leur pertinence pour les pays en développement (PED ). Dès 1997-1998, l’utilisation effective de coton génétiquement modifié (CGM) dans des pays présentés comme des PED...