Biotechnology, Intellectual Property and Twenty First Century Crops

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Description: Professor Christopher Gilligan; Chair, Cambridge University Strategic Initiative in Global Food Security; Professor of Mathematical Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
 
Created: 2013-02-28 10:52
Collection: Twenty First Century Crops
Global Food Security - Public Debates
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: University of Cambridge
Language: eng (English)
Keywords: food security; crops; Global health;
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Photographer:  Rice plants being propagated using tissue culture at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
 
Abstract: •What is the relative role of private industry and publicly-funded research in promoting agro-biotechnologies?
•Is technological innovation the primary way to address the challenge of food security?
•What are the strategic priorities of the biotechnology industry?
•Might the utilisation of agro-biotechnologies limit other options for agrarian reform?
•What is the impact of GMOs on food safety and seed security? Is there a necessary trade off between these two concerns?
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