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CABI Publishing The Exploitation of Plant Genetic Information Political Strategies in Crop Development 2000 Edition by Robin Pistorius, Jeroen Van Wijk
Controversies on the use and conservation of plant genetic information have become major obstacles in international negotiations on trade, agriculture and biodiversity conservation. These conflicts are not just between the Northern and Southern governments about ownership and farmers' rights, but cover a whole range of interest groups such as business associations, farm and consumer organizations, environment-oriented NGOs and indigenous people. This book examines the origins of these controversies. It stresses the importance of agricultural politics in directing developments in conservation and intellectual property protection. Table of contents :- 1: Crop Development and Agriculture 2: The First Agro-Food Order (1870-1930s): Crop Development to Improve Agricultural Competitiveness 3: The 1930s: Laying the Foundations for Industrial Crop Development 4: The Second Agro-Food Order (1930s-1980s): The Emergence of a State-led Crop Development Policy 5: The Third Agro-Food Order (1980s-): Crop Development Conglomerates Feeding the Eight Billion 6: International Division of Labour in Crop Development: Implications for Chile and Colombia 7: Conclusion