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CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE CONFLICT OVER AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. By Thomas Bernauer in International Journal of Biotechnology 7 (1/2/3) (2005). This article explores why and how differences across countries in agri-biotech regulation create tensions in the world trading system and examines how these tensions could develop into full-blown trade conflicts. It also assesses the consequences of such trade conflicts for biotechnology and for developing countries.
UNCULTIVATED FOOD: FOOD THAT MONEY CAN’T BUY (South Asia Network on Food, Ecology and Culture (SANFEC), January 2005). The presence of uncultivated food in the food systems of South Asia is a survival issue for many of the poorest families, some of whom rely on uncultivated food for all of their dietary needs, the articles notes. It underlines the critical connection between the conservation of the local diversity of food sources and the broader social goals of poverty alleviation, livelihood enhancement and sustainable development.
"NAMIBIANISATION", EXPORTS AND DOMESTIC VALUE ADDITION IN THE NAMIBIAN FISHING INDUSTRY. CHANCES AND RISKS OF INCLUDING FISHERIES INTO A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE EU. By Mareike Meyn (NEPRU Research Report n. 33, March 2005). Namibia is one of the few African countries that has been able to establish its own fishing industry, attracting considerable investment over the last 15 years and involving formerly disadvantaged Namibian citizens in the fishing sector. This report seeks to analyse the chances and risks the Namibian fishing industry faces in light of the possibility to include fisheries in the Economic Partnership Agreement that is being negotiated between Namibia and the EU, the biggest export market for Namibian fish.
AN EXAMINATION OF US FDI INTO MEXICO AND ITS RELATION TO NAFTA: UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND THE FACTOR ENDOWMENTS THAT AFFECT THE LOCATION DECISION. By Elizabeth T. Cole and Prescott C. Ensign in The International Trade Journal, 19 (1) (Spring 2005). This article analyses the impact of the NAFTA signing on US foreign direct investment in Mexico with respect to environmental expenditures and factors including capital, technology and skilled and unskilled labour. Distinguishing between environmental standards and environmental compliance costs, the article finds little evidence that industries are moving from the US to Mexico due to American environmental standards.
STATUS OF THE WORLD’S FISHERY GENETIC RESOURCES. By Devin M. Bartley (FAO, March 2005). With fish and fisheries products constituting a major and increasing part of human protein supply across the world aquaculture production is increasing to keep apace with human consumption. This paper considers increasing the food supply through increased development of aquaculture or through improved management of natural resources, taking into account genetic stock structure and the resilience and resistance that genetic resources may give to national populations.
REPORT TO PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. By Stephen Rule and Zakes Ianga (Public Understanding of Biotechnology (PUB) Programme and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), April 2005). This survey on public perceptions of biotechnology involved a sample of 7000 adults from across South Africa and found that eight out of ten South Africans have no knowledge about biotechnology and well over half have never even heard of the term before. Despite this lack of understanding, an average of 57 percent indicated that different applications of biotechnology should continue.
PLANTING THE RIGHT SEED: A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE ON AGRICULTURE TRADE AND THE WTO. (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and 3D: Trade-Human Rights-Equitable Economy, March 2005). This report argues that the WTO’s agriculture agreement threatens human rights by promoting a trade liberalisation agenda that overrides efforts to improve livelihoods. It is the first in a series of reports that aim to analyse the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture.