Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation

Despite the ongoing controversy over their use, genetically modified (GM) crops have progressively grown in popularity and are now planted in approximately 160 million hectares in 29 countries. In the discussions of biosafety regulations for GM crops and whether to approve such crops for commerciali...

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Autores principales: Horna, Daniela, Zambrano, Patricia, Falck-Zepeda, José B.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155320
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author Horna, Daniela
Zambrano, Patricia
Falck-Zepeda, José B.
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Zambrano, Patricia
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description Despite the ongoing controversy over their use, genetically modified (GM) crops have progressively grown in popularity and are now planted in approximately 160 million hectares in 29 countries. In the discussions of biosafety regulations for GM crops and whether to approve such crops for commercialization, many countries, including some African nations, have gone beyond environmental assessments and are now introducing socioeconomic considerations as part of their decisionmaking process. There are, however, very few guidelines on how to ensure that this inclusion of socioeconomic considerations results in a robust and efficient decisionmaking process. Socioeconomic Considerations in Biosafety Decisionmaking: Methods and Implementation provides guidance to professionals involved in assessing the ex ante impact of a GM crop in the context of an approval process. Using the case of GM cotton in Uganda, the authors illustrate the evaluation of socioeconomic impact on farmers, the national economy, and trade.
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spelling CGSpace1553202025-11-06T04:01:57Z Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation Horna, Daniela Zambrano, Patricia Falck-Zepeda, José B. biotechnology transgenic plants cotton biosafety regulations ex ante impact assessment genetically modified foods data collection developing countries Despite the ongoing controversy over their use, genetically modified (GM) crops have progressively grown in popularity and are now planted in approximately 160 million hectares in 29 countries. In the discussions of biosafety regulations for GM crops and whether to approve such crops for commercialization, many countries, including some African nations, have gone beyond environmental assessments and are now introducing socioeconomic considerations as part of their decisionmaking process. There are, however, very few guidelines on how to ensure that this inclusion of socioeconomic considerations results in a robust and efficient decisionmaking process. Socioeconomic Considerations in Biosafety Decisionmaking: Methods and Implementation provides guidance to professionals involved in assessing the ex ante impact of a GM crop in the context of an approval process. Using the case of GM cotton in Uganda, the authors illustrate the evaluation of socioeconomic impact on farmers, the national economy, and trade. 2013-09-27 2024-10-11T18:50:22Z 2024-10-11T18:50:22Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155320 en Open Access application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Horna, Daniela; Zambrano, Patricia and Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin, (eds.) 2013. Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation. IFPRI Research Monograph. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292079.
spellingShingle biotechnology
transgenic plants
cotton
biosafety regulations
ex ante impact assessment
genetically modified foods
data collection
developing countries
Horna, Daniela
Zambrano, Patricia
Falck-Zepeda, José B.
Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation
title Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation
title_full Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation
title_fullStr Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation
title_full_unstemmed Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation
title_short Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation
title_sort socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking methods and implementation
topic biotechnology
transgenic plants
cotton
biosafety regulations
ex ante impact assessment
genetically modified foods
data collection
developing countries
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