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Epperson, James E.Pachico, Douglas H.Guevara Gómez, Claudia Patricia[The cost of maintaining genetic resources for cassava Manihot esculenta Crantz]The cost of maintaining genetic resources for cassava Manihot esculenta Crantz

With the advent of biotechnology and the emergence of property rights in genetic materials, the distribution of benefits from genetic resources is an issue of growing importance. Farmer's Rights is a concept that has emerged to seek to insure appropriate compensation to farmers for their contribu...


Pachico, Douglas H.[Implementing farmers' rights in genetic resources: Approaches to benefit sharing]Implementing farmers' rights in genetic resources: Approaches to benefit sharing

While many goverment policies stimulating deforestation have been reserved, private sector lobbies for uncontrolled logging and soybean export corridors threaten the Amazon. Under a favorable scenario (macroeconomic stabilization, controlled logging and road building, sustainable technologies, gl...


Smith, J.Winograd, ManuelGallopin, G.Pachico, Douglas H.[Dynamics of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon and savannas of Brazil: analyzing the impact of policy and technology]Dynamics of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon and savannas of Brazil: analyzing the impact of policy and technology
Epperson, James E.Pachico, Douglas H.Guevara Gómez, Claudia Lucero[A cost analysis of maintaining cassava plant genetic resources]A cost analysis of maintaining cassava plant genetic resources

The intense debate over agricultural biotechnology is at once fascinating, confusing and disappointing. It is complicated by issues of ethical, moral, socio-economic, political, philosophical and scientific import. Its vocal champions exaggerate their claims of biotechnology as saviour of the poo...


Kelemu, SegenetMahuku, George S.Fregene, Martin A.Pachico, Douglas H.Johnson, Nancy L.Calvert, Lee A.Rao, Idupulapati M.Buruchara, Robin A.Amede, TilahunKimani, P.M.Kirkby, Roger A.Kaaria, Susan K.Ampofo, James Kwasi O.[Harmonizing the agricultural biotechnology debate for the benefit of African farmers]Harmonizing the agricultural biotechnology debate for the benefit of African farmers

The case for impending climate change is now proven. Governments can decide, by their action or inaction, to what extent the change will occur; the International Agriculture Research Community (IARC) will have no say in this whatsoever. It is up to the IARC to try to maintain objectives in the fa...


Jones, Peter G.Jarvis, AndyHyman, GlennBeebe, Stephen E.Pachico, Douglas H.[Climate proofing agricultual research investments]Climate proofing agricultual research investments

Important features of world legume trade are discussed, emphasizing bean. World production and trade during the 1960`s and 70`s are analyzed and the bean trade standards in major regions of the world are described. Bean markets in West European countries and import demand in Latin America, the Ne...


Pachico, Douglas H.[La estructura del mercado mundial del poroto: Implicaciones para los paises de America Latina y la Republica Argentina]La estructura del mercado mundial del poroto: Implicaciones para los paises de America Latina y la Republica Argentina

This paper presents a case study of how three agencies and local farmers have responded to complexities of implementing mutually consistent policies for achieving objectives of growth, equity, and resource conservation in a regional watershed project area in an erosion zone in Cauca, Colombia. It...


Ashby, J.A.Pachico, Douglas H.[Co-ordinating the planning and implementation for growth and equity objectives in rural development agencies: A case studies from Colombia]Co-ordinating the planning and implementation for growth and equity objectives in rural development agencies: A case studies from Colombia

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