Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology Workshop Report (2008) / Chapter Skim
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There is considerable hesitation in governmental deliberations because introducing and investing in these advances requires, at a minimum, a commitment of precious financial and administrative resources, whereas the anticipated payoff from that investment -- greater agricultural production, cleaner water, healthier food, and increased farmer income -- is uncertain. With relatively weak economic, social, and physical infrastructures, some developing countries question whether the technology is appropriate and can be successful in benefiting their society.
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The NRC appointed a small steering committee to develop the meeting agenda and to identify and invite participants. Members of the steering committee, whose biographies can be found in Appendix A of this report, included persons with ties to developing countries and with experience in their agronomic and socioeconomic conditions.
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Several months prior to the work shop, an electronic forum will be used as one of several mechanisms to reach stakeholders and experts who would not typically have direct input into National Academies activities, particularly those close to agriculture in developing countries. Diverse applications of agricultural biotechnology involving trans genic plants, terrestrial and aquatic animals, insects, and microorganisms will be considered.
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This report is not intended to be a comprehensive study of the subject of biotechnology, but rather it hopes to provide readers with a general understanding of what agricultural biotechnology can do and to inform readers of the multifaceted political and socioeconomic challenges that developing countries will face when they consider applying agricultural biotechnology. ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT Workshop speakers and participants were asked to share their knowledge of agricultural biotechnology and to consider the implications of its applications in the context of developing countries.
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