Genetic resource policies | promising crop biotechnologies for smallholder farmers in East Africa -bananas and maize

Researchers and policy analysts increasingly need concise, comprehensive information on all aspects of complex research issues. IFPRI’s Research at a Glance series has been designed to meet this need. This volume contains the fourth of a series of IFPRI briefs on genetic resource policies. The first set, published in January 2003 and containing Briefs 1 through 6, focuses on intellectual property rights issues; the second set, published in December 2003 and containing Briefs 7 through 12, focuses on issues related to ex situ genebanks and their collections, while the third set, published in November 2005 and containing Briefs 13 through 18, focuses on on-farm genetic resources. This fourth set presents synopses of two case studies about the potential for pro-poor crop biotechnologies. These briefs present syntheses of research conducted by IFPRI’s Environment and Production Technology Division along with multiple collaborators.

List of Briefs:; 19. Assessing the Impact of Crop Genetic Improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa: Research Context and Highlights / Melinda Smale; 20. Crucial Determinants of Adoption: Planting Material Systems for Banana and Maize / Melinda Smale, Enoch Kikulwe, Svetlana Edmeades, Mgenzi Byabachwezi,Jackson Nkuba, and Hugo De Groote; 21. Gauging Potential Based on Current Adoption of Banana Hybrids in Tanzania / Jackson Nkuba, Svetlana Edmeades, and Melinda Smale; 22. Predicting Farmer Demand for Transgenic Cooking Bananas in Uganda / Svetlana Edmeades and Melinda Smale; 23. Predicting Farmer Demand for Bt maize in Kenya / Melinda Smale, Hugo De Groote, and George Owuor; 24. Biodiversity of Bananas on Farms in Uganda / Svetlana Edmeades, Melinda Smale, and Deborah Karamura; 25. Biodiversity of Maize on Farms in Kenya / Melinda Smale, Hugo De Groote, and George Owuor; 26. Biosafety and Biodiversity Risks / Melinda Smale, Hugo De Groote, and José Falck-Zepeda

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