Agricultural Biodiversity And Biotechnology

This volume summarizes the current state of knowledge in the economic literature of management of agricultural biotechnology and biodiversity in agricultural and economic development. It identifies key issues confronting policy makers in managing biodiversity and biotechnology and provides a broad, multi-disciplinary analysis of the linkage between the two. It is especially innovative in its use of plant genetic resource management as the basis for its analysis.

Foreword

ix

Acknowledgment

xiii

PART I: Overview and Key Issues

1

(60)

1 Introduction-Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology: Economic Issues and Framework for Analysis

3

(12)

Joseph C. Cooper, Leslie Lipper, and David Zilberman

2 Major Processes Shaping the Evolution of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Biodiversity

15

(24)

David Zilberman and Leslie Lipper

3 Private Research and Public Goods: Implications of Biotechnology for Biodiversity

39

(22)

Terri Raney and Prabhu Pingali

PART II: Genetic Resources and Biodiversity: Economic Valuation and Conservation

61

(114)

4 The Economic Value of Genetic Diversity for Crop Improvement: Theory and Application

63

(16)

R. David Simpson

5 Managing Crop Biological Diversity on Farms

79

(24)

Melinda Smale

6 In Situ Conservation: Methods and Costs

103

(24)

Detlef Virchow

7 Understanding the Factors Driving on-Farm Crop Genetic Diversity: Empirical Evidence from Mexico

127

(20)

Eric Van Dusen

8 Costs of Conservation: National and International Roles

147

(28)

Detlef Virchow

PART III: Distributional Issues in the Management of Plant Genetic Resources

175

(58)

9 The Sharing of Benefits from the Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

177

(20)

Joseph C. Cooper

10 Economic Criteria for the Multilateral Distribution of Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation Funds

197

(18)

Joseph C. Cooper

11 Modeling the Impacts of Bargaining Power in the Multilateral Distribution of Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation Funds

215

(18)

Frederic Chantreuil and Joseph C. Cooper

PART IV: Biotechnology: Concepts, Values, and Management

233

(126)

12 Agricultural Biotechnology: Concepts, Evolution, and Applications

235

(16)

Maria José de O. Zimmermann and Enrico Porceddu

13 The Potential of Biotechnology to Promote Agricultural Development and Food Security

251

(32)

Hoan T. Le

14 Impact of Biotechnology on Crop Genetic Diversity

283

(26)

Matin Qaim, Cherisa Yarkin, and David Zilberman

15 Establishing Effective Intellectual Property Rights and Reducing Barriers to Entry in Canadian Agricultural Biotechnology Research

309

(20)

Derek Stovin and Peter W.B. Phillips

16 Adoption of Biotechnology in Developing Countries

329

(30)

Holly Ameden, Matin Qaim, and David Zilberman

PART V: Biodiversity, Biotechnology, and Development: Policy Implications

359

(119)

17 Technological Change in Agriculture and Poverty Reduction: The Potential Role of Biotechnology

361

(26)

Alain de Janvry, Gregory Graff Elisabeth Sadoulet, and David Zilberman

18 Towards An Intellectual Property Clearinghouse for Agricultural Biotechnology

387

(18)

Gregory Graff and David Zilberman

19 Policies to Promote the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Agricultural Biodiversity

405

(26)

Leslie Lipper and David Zilberman

20 International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and Other International Agreements on Plant Genetic Resources and Related Biotechnologies

431

(26)

José Esquinas-Alcázar

21 Synthesis Chapter: Managing Plant Genetic Diversity and Agricultural Biotechnology for Development

457

(21)

Leslie Lipper, Joseph Cooper, and David Zilberman

Author Index

478

(11)

Subject Index

489

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