Advances in plant biotechnology and its adoption in developing countries.

Plant biotechnology in China.

A survey of China's plant biotechnologists shows that China is developing the largest plant biotechnology capacity outside of North America. The list of genetically modified plant technologies in trials, including rice, wheat, potatoes, and peanuts, is impressive and differs from those being worked on in other countries. Poor farmers in China are cultivating more area of genetically modified pl...

Opportunities for and Challenges to Plant Biotechnology Adoption in Developing Countries

The theme of this conference, Biotechnology: Science and Society at a Crossroad, is particularly relevant to developing countries, where decisions concerning the use of agricultural technologies profoundly affect large numbers of people. Currently, 80% of the world’s population lives in developing countries. By 2050, the United Nations estimates that the global population will increase by rough...

Technologhy Transfer in Developing Countries Challenges and Dtrategies: Case study of Irans Auto Industry

The aim of this paper is two folds: 1- To compare the level of technological advances in Iran's Automotive Industry with that of its competitors globally. 2- To compare the relative technological advances of Iran’s Auto Industry with other sectors of the Iranian economy. To measure the level of technological advances, we have used the Atlas Model of Technology. The results indicate that the lev...

Models os soil conservation technology adoption in developing countries : the case of iran

Plant biotechnology in China: public investments and impacts on farmers

This article provides an overview of China’ plant biotechnology development and its impacts on farmers. Our study shows that while Chinese policymakers have considered agricultural biotechnology as a strategically significant tool for improving national food security and raising agricultural productivity, they have been hesitant to approve the commercialisation of new genetically modified (GM) ...