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Book (stand-alone)Socio-Economic Impacts of Non-Transgenic Biotechnologies in Developing Countries
The case of plant micropropagation in Africa
2009Also available in:
No results found.This publication aims to contribute to the knowledge of the socio-economic impacts of the adoption of non-transgenic biotechnologies (viz. biotechnologies other than genetic engineering). The first paper discusses some approaches used in impact assessment of innovations and presents a general overview of the literature about the impacts of non-transgenic biotechnologies. The second paper presents some studies on the extent of micropropagation application in Gabon, Mali, Nigeria , Uganda and Zimbabwe. The third paper reports the findings of two field studies carried out with an anthropological approach in Uganda and Zimbabwe, aimed at better understanding the process of adoption of micropropagated planting materials and its impacts on livelihoods. -
DocumentTransboundary Animal Diseases: Assessment of Socio-economic Impacts and Institutional Responses
Livestock Policy Discussion Paper No. 9
2004Also available in:
No results found.Transboundary animal diseases are a permanent threat for livestock keepers. They have major econimic implications - both through the private and public costs of the outbreak, and through the costs of measures taken at individual, collective and international levels in order to prevent or control infection and disease outbreak. -
MeetingSocio-economic Impacts of Transboundary Animal Diseases in the Near East with Particular Emphasis on Avian Influenza 2008
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