Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos

This document analyzes the state of research and development in agricultural biotechnology in Latin American and Caribbean countries, in the international context of development of the sector. Based on information obtained through surveys in 17 Latin American countries, a detailed description of the...

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Autores principales: Trigo, Eduardo, Falconi, César, Falck-Zepeda, José B.
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Inter-American Development Bank 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158425
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author Trigo, Eduardo
Falconi, César
Falck-Zepeda, José B.
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Falconi, César
Trigo, Eduardo
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Falconi, César
Falck-Zepeda, José B.
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description This document analyzes the state of research and development in agricultural biotechnology in Latin American and Caribbean countries, in the international context of development of the sector. Based on information obtained through surveys in 17 Latin American countries, a detailed description of the state of biotechnology in each country is presented. From the information on human and financial resources and their comparative analysis, we conclude, in general terms, that the levels of investment in most countries in the region are poor, and although countries with more advanced research systems, such as Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, allocate significant amounts of human and financial resources to biotechnology research in regional terms, these do not appear to be of the magnitude required to ensure results. With respect to the biotechnological techniques used in each country, it can be said that all countries in Latin America apply biotechnological techniques, but most of them are conventional. Finally, from the point of view of products, there is a clear contrast between what has to do with the production of knowledge and the activity of patenting, which could be an indirect indicator of the innovative potential of national systems and the region as a "user" of externally generated technologies.
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spelling CGSpace1584252024-11-05T19:03:24Z Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos Trigo, Eduardo Falconi, César Falck-Zepeda, José B. agriculture biotechnology development research systems This document analyzes the state of research and development in agricultural biotechnology in Latin American and Caribbean countries, in the international context of development of the sector. Based on information obtained through surveys in 17 Latin American countries, a detailed description of the state of biotechnology in each country is presented. From the information on human and financial resources and their comparative analysis, we conclude, in general terms, that the levels of investment in most countries in the region are poor, and although countries with more advanced research systems, such as Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, allocate significant amounts of human and financial resources to biotechnology research in regional terms, these do not appear to be of the magnitude required to ensure results. With respect to the biotechnological techniques used in each country, it can be said that all countries in Latin America apply biotechnological techniques, but most of them are conventional. Finally, from the point of view of products, there is a clear contrast between what has to do with the production of knowledge and the activity of patenting, which could be an indirect indicator of the innovative potential of national systems and the region as a "user" of externally generated technologies. 2010-01 2024-11-01T19:19:15Z 2024-11-01T19:19:15Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158425 es Open Access Inter-American Development Bank Trigo, Eduardo; Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin; and Falconi, César. 2010. Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos. Inter-American Development Bank. https://doi.org/10.18235/0012110
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biotechnology
development
research systems
Trigo, Eduardo
Falconi, César
Falck-Zepeda, José B.
Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos
title Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos
title_full Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos
title_fullStr Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos
title_full_unstemmed Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos
title_short Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos
title_sort biotecnologia agropecuaria para el desarrollo en america latina oportunidades y retos
topic agriculture
biotechnology
development
research systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158425
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