Hotlinks on agricultural biotechnology

Talk delivered by John Bennett at APEC Biotechnology Forum, Mexico City, 24 February, 2002

Feeding 10 billion

Siedow, JN. 2001. Feeding ten billion people. Three Views. Plant Physiol.
126: 20-22 [Full Text]

Dyson, T. 1999. World food trends and prospects to 2025. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 96: 5929-5936 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Database for global agroecological zones analysis

Description of main environmental stresses experienced by plants 

Huang J. et al., 2002. Plant biotechnology in China. Science 295: 674-676.

The home page of the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC.

GM Crops Dossier (SciDevNet)

Environmental protection

Tilman, D. et al., 2001. Forecasting agriculturally driven global environmental change. Science 292: 281-284 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Cassman, K.S. 1999. Ecological intensification of cereal production systems: yield potential, soil quality, and precision agriculture. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 96:5952-59529.

Helping poor farmers

Chrispeels, MJ. 2000. Biotechnology and the poor. Plant Physiol. 124: 3-6.

Serageldin, I. 1999. Biotechnology and food security in the 21st Century. Science 285: 387-389 [Abstract/Full Text]

Persley G.J. 1999. Agricultural Biotechnology and the Poor: Promethean Science.

Asian Development Bank’s clearing house on poverty alleviation.

Improving human health

Potrykus, I. 2001. Golden Rice and beyond. Plant Physiol. 125: 1157-1161 [Full Text]

Background to Golden Rice

Strategies for improving the availability of micronutrients

Slide show from Micronutrient Initiative

GM technology: the answer to poor nutrition? (SciDevNet)

Edible vaccines: 

Langridge, WHR. 2000. Edible vaccines. Sci Am. 283: 66-71.

http://www.biogene.org/e/themen/biotech/e-newssp3.htm

Breakthroughs in genomics

The Arabidopsis Genome Resource

International Rice Genome Sequencing Project (IRGSP) including Links to many other sites

TIGR Rice Genome Project site: http://www.tigr.org/tdb/e2k1/osa1

Chinese Super Hybrid Rice Genome Site

Gramene Comparative Cereal Database

Biosafety and IPR

AgBiotechNet Biosafety Links

UNEP-GEF Biosafety Site

Reference book on "Managing Agricultural Biotechnology" including chapter 15 on MAFF’s strategy in Japan for informing the public on GMOs

Biosafety: Somerville, C. 2000. The genetically modified organism conflict. Plant Physiol. 123: 1201-1202. [Full Text]

Monsanto donates IPR to public sector

Fischer, KS et al. 2000. Genomics and agriculture. Collaborations in rice. Science 290: 279-280.

Central Advisory Service on Intellectual Property within the CGIAR

Site focuses on intellectual property rights for agricultural biotechnology

Gordon Conway on Crop Biotechnology: Benefits, Risks and Ownership

Allen Blackman discusses obstacles to a Doubly Green Revolution

IRRI Sites

Asian Rice Biotechnology Network

Functional Genomics

International Rice Function Genomics Working Group

Press Releases

Code of Conduct Set for the Exchange of Rice Varieties
14 December 2001

Greenpeace Visits IRRI
23 March 2001

Rice Scientists Excited byTechnology Transfer Trend

'Golden Rice' Arrives in Asia

Rice Research and Biotechnology

Collaborations in Rice

Speeches

USDA-Centers’ Day
Nutrition, Child Survival, and Agricultural Biotechnology
by Dr. Ronald P. Cantrell
Director General, IRRI
Wednesday, 18 October 2000
Washington, D.C.

BIO 2001: International Biotechnology Convention and Exhibition
Public- and Private-Sector Cooperation in Rice Research:
Turning the Corner
by Dr. Ronald P. Cantrell
Director General, IRRI
25 June 2001
San Diego Convention Center 
San Diego, California

Biotechnology and Environment Protection
by William G. Padolina
Deputy Director General for Partnerships, IRRI