GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs

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dc.creatorChambers, Judith A.
dc.creatorZambrano, Patricia
dc.creatorFalck-Zepeda, José B.
dc.creatorGruère, Guillaume P.
dc.creatorSengupta, Debdatta
dc.creatorHokanson, Karen
dc.date2014
dc.date2024-08-01T02:49:25Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:49:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:15:47Z
dc.descriptionThe 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 comprises several scientific techniques (genetic engineering, molecular marker-assisted breeding, the use of molecular diagnostics and vaccines, and tissue cul-ture) that are used to improve plants, animals, and microorganisms. However, in prepar-ing this desktop analysis, IFPRI has focused on genetic modification (GM) technologies in particular and on the agricultural context in which they are being applied, because GM technologies are at the center of the controversy about biotechnology’s role in Africa. In addition, because we have attempted to focus our review on peer-reviewed evidence and documented examples, the preponderance of data presented in the report is focused on genetically modified (also abbreviated GM) crops in use and under development, although we recognize the potential of the technology for livestock, fisheries, and forestry. Report of a study commissioned by the African Development Bank. Electronic version of English only.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/149470
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/99239
dc.languageen
dc.languagefr
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.publisherAfrican Development Bank
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896297951
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceChambers, Judith A.; Zambrano, Patricia; Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin; Gruère, Guillaume P.; Sengupta, Debdatta and Hokanson, Karen. 2014. GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and African Development Bank (AfDB). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149470
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.subjectbiotechnology
dc.subjectnatural resources
dc.subjectbiofortification
dc.subjectagricultural technology
dc.subjectplant breeding
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectintellectual property rights
dc.subjectagricultural research
dc.subjectagricultural growth
dc.subjectcrop improvement
dc.subjectvarieties
dc.subjecttrade
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectregulations
dc.subjectgenetically modified organisms
dc.subjectrisk
dc.subjectgenetic markers
dc.subjectbiosafety
dc.titleGM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs
dc.typeReport

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