The IARCs and the development and application of biotechnologies in developing countries
Major aspects of the socioeconomic context of the emergence of biotechnology in internacional agricultural research and development are discussed. It is argued that we are witnessing the early stages of an institutional structure of international agricultural research that will differ fundamentally from that which characterized the Green Revolution. The most crucial differences will relate to the private character of biotecnology in the developed countries. The private character of applied agricultural biotechnolgy research by the private firms of the developed countries will indirectly benefit the IARCs by speeding the rate of trchnology transfer. But at the same tine, private dominance of research and development will create challenges for the IARCs, such as possible direct competition with private firms, lack of access to scientific information, debates over research priorities, and lack of resources with which to embrace new research thrusts while maintaining old ones
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Manila (Filipinas)
1985
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