Seeking a common path: structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in Africa
In southern Africa, as in other parts of the world, agricultural biotechnology—particularly the production, consumption, trade, and transport of genetically modified (GM) foods—has been steeped in controversy. The divergent and sometimes contradictory positions are grounded in deep-seated beliefs ab...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2006
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| author | von Grebmer, Klaus Omamo, Steven Were |
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| description | In southern Africa, as in other parts of the world, agricultural biotechnology—particularly the production, consumption, trade, and transport of genetically modified (GM) foods—has been steeped in controversy. The divergent and sometimes contradictory positions are grounded in deep-seated beliefs about technology, the environment, the global order, and the meaning of development among the various stakeholders. This paper seeks to explain the arguments that underlie the different positions taken by national and regional stakeholders, including representatives of public bodies, the private sector, and civil society, on the role of biotechnology. It describes efforts to develop a common process for discussion of the issues. The aim of the dialogue is to agree on the process, rather than to develop consensus. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1604462025-04-08T18:30:34Z Seeking a common path: structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in Africa von Grebmer, Klaus Omamo, Steven Were conflict management food security genetically modified foods biotechnology capacity building In southern Africa, as in other parts of the world, agricultural biotechnology—particularly the production, consumption, trade, and transport of genetically modified (GM) foods—has been steeped in controversy. The divergent and sometimes contradictory positions are grounded in deep-seated beliefs about technology, the environment, the global order, and the meaning of development among the various stakeholders. This paper seeks to explain the arguments that underlie the different positions taken by national and regional stakeholders, including representatives of public bodies, the private sector, and civil society, on the role of biotechnology. It describes efforts to develop a common process for discussion of the issues. The aim of the dialogue is to agree on the process, rather than to develop consensus. 2006 2024-11-21T09:50:49Z 2024-11-21T09:50:49Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160446 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute von Grebmer, Klaus; Omamo, Steven Were. Seeking a common path: structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in Africa. ISNAR Discussion Paper Brief. 4. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/2020ISNARBR04. |
| spellingShingle | conflict management food security genetically modified foods biotechnology capacity building von Grebmer, Klaus Omamo, Steven Were Seeking a common path: structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in Africa |
| title | Seeking a common path: structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in Africa |
| title_full | Seeking a common path: structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Seeking a common path: structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seeking a common path: structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in Africa |
| title_short | Seeking a common path: structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in Africa |
| title_sort | seeking a common path structuring multistakeholder dialogue on agricultural biotechnology in africa |
| topic | conflict management food security genetically modified foods biotechnology capacity building |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160446 |
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