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DocumentThe Status of Agricultural Biotechnology and Biosafety in Belarus 2008
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No results found.As part of the former Soviet Union, Belarus was a major food producer, particularly of meat and dairy products. However, since gaining independence in 1991, it hardly instituted any structural reforms in the agricultural sector, largely retaining the former system of subsidised collective and state farms. Agricultural production generally declined following independence, but over the last six years, yields have stabilised and even increased in some instances. Private smallholdings contribute sig nificantly to agricultural production. Following the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in 1986, a sizeable area of the productive agricultural land and forest remains contaminated with radioactive fallout. Belarus is a signatory to several international agreements on issues of biosafety and while it has introduced substantial national legislation in this regard, there are, as yet, no transgenic crop varieties grown in the country. Research on genetic engineering of plants, animals and microorganisms is relatively undeveloped and there is room for considerable capacity building. Facilities for field testing and monitoring release of GMOs in the environment are in need of upgrading. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Small-scale forest-based processing enterprises 1987
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No results found.Small-scale forest-based processing enterprises comprise an important, but neglected, part of the forestry and forest industries sector. They process a large part of the raw materials from the forest and supply some of the main markets for forest products, in particular in the rural areas of developing countries. Our concern in the work reported on in this publication has been to determine the main features, prospects and problems of such small-scale enterprises and what support could enhance their developmental contribution, and therefore the developmental impact of the forest sector. Many small enterprises are currently unstable, and offer little security or prospect of self-reliance for those engaged in them. These problems need to be tackled by promoting viable enterprises run by rural people through effective participatory organizations which can increase peoples' control over their own economic destiny. External supp ort to increase production and efficiency needs to be compatible with those valuable elements of local culture which still have a role to play in the modern context. -
Book (stand-alone)The First Mile of Connectivity - advancing telecommunications for rural development through a participatory approach 2000
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