A strategy for obtaining social benefits from the gene revolution
The strategy described in the present paper offers details about the possibility for Brazil to play a more substantial role in the gene revolution. If successfully applied, the powerful science-based technology currently available in Brazil can contribute to extend the benefits of the gene revolutio...
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| description | The strategy described in the present paper offers details about the possibility for Brazil to play a more substantial role in the gene revolution. If successfully applied, the powerful science-based technology currently available in Brazil can contribute to extend the benefits of the gene revolution to the poorest countries, very much like the Green Revolution did in the past, thereby reducing the hunger syndrome which claimed the lives of millions of people in some Asian countries, particularly Pakistan and India, decades ago. In his visit to Brazil in February 2004, Norman Borlaug had the opportunity to witness the success of Brazilian agriculture. At a Conference held at ESALQ - Superior School of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, he stated that the 21st century revolution will come from Brazil in the area of agriculture. He also said that reducing hunger is essential for the world to achieve socioeconomic stability. A central question remains unanswered: who will fund this revolution? The FAO 2003-2004 Annual Report listed the barriers preventing the gene revolution from reaching the poorest countries: inadequate regulatory procedures - Intellectual Property Rights and Biosafety, poorly functioning seed delivering systems and weak domestic plant breeding capacity; all are discussed in this paper. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d40c7b525ed4672946d8be8d6ea72192022-12-22T01:22:44ZengAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research0100-879X1414-431X2004-10-0137101429144010.1590/S0100-879X2004001000001A strategy for obtaining social benefits from the gene revolutionL.A.B. de CastroThe strategy described in the present paper offers details about the possibility for Brazil to play a more substantial role in the gene revolution. If successfully applied, the powerful science-based technology currently available in Brazil can contribute to extend the benefits of the gene revolution to the poorest countries, very much like the Green Revolution did in the past, thereby reducing the hunger syndrome which claimed the lives of millions of people in some Asian countries, particularly Pakistan and India, decades ago. In his visit to Brazil in February 2004, Norman Borlaug had the opportunity to witness the success of Brazilian agriculture. At a Conference held at ESALQ - Superior School of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, he stated that the 21st century revolution will come from Brazil in the area of agriculture. He also said that reducing hunger is essential for the world to achieve socioeconomic stability. A central question remains unanswered: who will fund this revolution? The FAO 2003-2004 Annual Report listed the barriers preventing the gene revolution from reaching the poorest countries: inadequate regulatory procedures - Intellectual Property Rights and Biosafety, poorly functioning seed delivering systems and weak domestic plant breeding capacity; all are discussed in this paper.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004001000001Gene revolutionLarge scale monitoring of 'genetically modified plantsIntellectual Property Rights (IPR)Patent and plant breeding lawsFoundation seed programs |
| spellingShingle | L.A.B. de Castro A strategy for obtaining social benefits from the gene revolution Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research Gene revolution Large scale monitoring of 'genetically modified plants Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Patent and plant breeding laws Foundation seed programs |
| title | A strategy for obtaining social benefits from the gene revolution |
| title_full | A strategy for obtaining social benefits from the gene revolution |
| title_fullStr | A strategy for obtaining social benefits from the gene revolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | A strategy for obtaining social benefits from the gene revolution |
| title_short | A strategy for obtaining social benefits from the gene revolution |
| title_sort | strategy for obtaining social benefits from the gene revolution |
| topic | Gene revolution Large scale monitoring of 'genetically modified plants Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Patent and plant breeding laws Foundation seed programs |
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