GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierJosé B. Falck-Zepeda: 0000-0002-8604-7154en_US
cg.creator.identifierDebdatta Sengupta: 0000-0003-2725-3369en_US
cg.creator.identifierPatricia Zambrano: 0000-0002-3324-1324en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Program for Biosafety Systemsen_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Divisionen_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden_US
cg.placeWashington, DCen_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
dc.contributor.authorChambers, Judith A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorZambrano, Patriciaen_US
dc.contributor.authorFalck-Zepeda, José B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGruère, Guillaume P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSengupta, Debdattaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHokanson, Karenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-01T02:49:25Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-08-01T02:49:25Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/149470en_US
dc.titleGM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairsen_US
dcterms.abstractThe 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.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationChambers, 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/10568/149470en_US
dcterms.extentxx, 125 pagesen_US
dcterms.issued2014en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.languagefren_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.publisherAfrican Development Banken_US
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896297951en_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/128215en_US
dcterms.subjectinnovationen_US
dcterms.subjectbiotechnologyen_US
dcterms.subjectnatural resourcesen_US
dcterms.subjectbiofortificationen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural technologyen_US
dcterms.subjectplant breedingen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural policiesen_US
dcterms.subjectintellectual property rightsen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural researchen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural growthen_US
dcterms.subjectcrop improvementen_US
dcterms.subjectvarietiesen_US
dcterms.subjecttradeen_US
dcterms.subjectproductivityen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural developmenten_US
dcterms.subjectregulationsen_US
dcterms.subjectgenetically modified organismsen_US
dcterms.subjectrisken_US
dcterms.subjectgenetic markersen_US
dcterms.subjectbiosafetyen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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