Rome, Italy
March 17, 2009
 FAO has just published a 75-page book entitled "Socio-economic
impacts of non-transgenic biotechnologies in developing
countries: The case of plant micropropagation in Africa".
The first of the three chapters is by A. Sonnino and co-authors,
and it discusses some approaches used in impact assessment of
innovations and presents a general overview of the literature
about the impacts of non-transgenic biotechnologies.
The second, by Z. Dhlamini and co-authors, surveys the extent of
micropropagation application in Gabon, Mali, Nigeria, Uganda and
Zimbabwe.
The third, by P. Warren and co-authors, reports the findings of
two field studies, on micropropagation of banana in Uganda and
of sweetpotato in Zimbabwe, aimed at better understanding the
process of adoption of micropropagated planting materials and
its impacts on livelihoods.
The book can be downloaded from the web at
http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0340e/i0340e00.htm or contact
charlotte.lietaer@fao.org to request a copy, providing your
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