The implementation of transgenic insects as components of pest management systems depends on the economic viability of the process in individual cases. The use of radiation-induced sterility in the sterile insect technique (SIT), inundative biological control releases and live vaccine baits provide ...

This chapter explores the ramifications of mandatory intellectual property protection (IPP) in both developed and developing countries, especially as it promotes or inhibits agricultural innovation. It further examines how IPP in developed countries has led to the dominance of private over public...

This chapter addresses the likely leaders and laggards from the seed industry's shift to a protected intellectual property model, by analysing the differences that have emerged between developed and developing countries. Developed countries have moved towards biotechnology, private funding and...

Brazil is the world's fifth largest country. It is still heavily dependent on agricultural products. Most of the agricultural biotechnology research and development is supported by government (heavily financed by the World Bank) within government institutions. There is an urgency to stimulate the...