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Book 2000vantages of the public and private sectors throughinnovative partnerships is the only way forward to optimize thebenefits of biotechnology for the poor. The book will be an invaluableresource for both academics and policy-makers concerned withagricultural biotechnology in context of developing-count

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Enshen Li,Xiaoyu Yuan,Yan Zhang period, the average per capita incomes in developing countries will more than double (Pinstrup-Andersen et al., 1999). Consequently, the global demand for food will increase tremendously both in terms of quantity and quality.

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Introductiond innovation. In the early twenty-first century, however, hunger and poverty still remain persistent phenomena in large parts of the world. Today, around 800 million people suffer from chronic food insecurity; almost all of them reside in developing countries (FAO, 1999a). Although the relative prop

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Molecular Tools for Plant Breedingy used for many breeding programs. They help to accelerate backcrossing procedures and to predict the performance of progeny. Furthermore, genetic engineering tools offer interesting alternatives for crop production. In particular, they can facilitate the development of plants with better pest and d

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The Situation of Agricultural Biotechnology Capacities and Exploitation in Latin America and the Carwever, these activities have not evolved as expected, particularly as regards the commercial exploitation of biotechnologies. Apart from comparatively simple techniques, such as diagnostics and micropropagation, most activities at the commercial level are linked to the importation and release of tec

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The Current and Future Situation of Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa: Challenges and Opportunitieasing population. In addition to deficient agricultural research investments, inappropriate technology delivery systems are responsible for the limited rate of innovation in African small-scale farming systems. Tissue culture and transgenic biotechnologies have great potential to improve the situat