Volume 1 Supplement 1
Fostering innovation through building trust: lessons from agricultural biotechnology partnerships in Africa
Research
Edited by Calestous Juma
Publication of this supplement was funded by the Sandra Rotman Centre at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto. The supplement was devised by the Sandra Rotman Centre.
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Citation: Agriculture & Food Security 2012 1(Suppl 1):I1
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What is trust?: perspectives from farmers and other experts in the field of agriculture in Africa
Agricultural biotechnology public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been recognized as necessary for improving agricultural productivity and increasing food production in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there are ...
Citation: Agriculture & Food Security 2012 1(Suppl 1):S1 -
The value of trust in biotech crop development: a case study of Bt cotton in Burkina Faso
Agricultural biotechnology public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been recognized as having great potential in improving agricultural productivity and increasing food production in sub-Saharan Africa. However...
Citation: Agriculture & Food Security 2012 1(Suppl 1):S2 -
Strategies for building trust with farmers: the case of Bt maize in South Africa
In 1999, South Africa became the first African country to approve commercial production of subsistence genetically modified (GM) maize. The introduction of GM crop technology is often met with skepticism by st...
Citation: Agriculture & Food Security 2012 1(Suppl 1):S3 -
Building trust in biotechnology crops in light of the Arab Spring: a case study of Bt maize in Egypt
The case of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize in Egypt presents a unique perspective on the role of trust in agricultural biotechnology (agbiotech) public-private partnerships (PPPs). This is especially relevant ...
Citation: Agriculture & Food Security 2012 1(Suppl 1):S4 -
Overcoming barriers to trust in agricultural biotechnology projects: a case study of Bt cowpea in Nigeria
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has been the world’s largest cowpea importer since 2004. The country is currently in the early phases of confined field trials for two genetically modified crops: Bacillus...
Citation: Agriculture & Food Security 2012 1(Suppl 1):S5 -
Unfulfilled farmer expectations: the case of the Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA) project in Kenya
Maize is the most important staple food in Kenya; any reduction in production and yield therefore often becomes a national food security concern. To address the challenge posed by the maize stem borer, the Ins...
Citation: Agriculture & Food Security 2012 1(Suppl 1):S6 -
Building effective partnerships: the role of trust in the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa project
Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa (VIRCA) is an agricultural biotechnology public-private partnership (PPP) comprising the Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center (DDPSC), National Agricultural Research Organiz...
Citation: Agriculture & Food Security 2012 1(Suppl 1):S7 -
Harmonized biosafety regulations are key to trust building in regional agbiotech partnerships: the case of the Bt cotton project in East Africa
The Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton public-private partnership (PPP) project in East Africa was designed to gather baseline data on the effect of Bt cotton on biodiversity and the possibility of gene flow to w...
Citation: Agriculture & Food Security 2012 1(Suppl 1):S8 -
Building effective agbiotech partnerships founded on trust: a summary of the challenges and practices in sub-Saharan Africa
Citation: Agriculture & Food Security 2012 1(Suppl 1):S9
- ISSN: 2048-7010 (electronic)