Policy recommendations from the 13th ICABR conference on the emerging bioeconomy

Smyth, Stuart J. and Falck-Zepeda, José B. and Gray, Richard S. and Nassem, Anwar and Paarlberg, Robert and Phillips, Peter W. B. and Pray, Carl E. and Savastano, Sara and Scandizzo, Pasquale L. and Scatasta, Sara and Wesseler, Justus H. H. and Zilberman, David (2010): Policy recommendations from the 13th ICABR conference on the emerging bioeconomy. Published in: AgBioForum , Vol. 13, No. 2 (June 2010): pp. 98-103.

Abstract

The International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research held its 13th annual conference in Ravello, Italy in June 2009. The theme of the conference was the bioeconomy,and this topic was addressed through research presentations from academia, government, and industry. Numerous presentations from developing countries highlighted the benefits of agricultural biotechnology in these nations. The broad range of presentations provided a wealth of insights, resulting in three policy recommendations regarding future funding, international regulation, and technology transfer.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: global food crisis, biofuels, food safety, innovation
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q0 - General > Q00 - General; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O30 - General

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