Book contents
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing CountriesRisk Analysis and Governance
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing Countries
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Risk Analysis Methodology and Decision-Making
- Part II Diversification of Expertise
- Part III Risk-Analysis-Based Regulatory Systems
- Part IV Case Studies from Developing Countries
- 18 Risk Regulation of Agricultural GMOs in China: Challenges and Prospects
- 19 Commercial Use and Governance of Bt cotton in China
- 20 The Regulatory Regime for Genetically Modified Crops in India
- 21 The Argentinian GMO Biosafety System: An Evolving Perspective
- 22 The Brazilian GMO Regulatory System: A Historical View and Perspective
- 23 An Effective Regulatory Regime Supported by Research and Development Is Key to Adoption of GM Technology in West Africa: Burkina Faso and Nigeria as Case Studies
- 24 A Pathway for Biosafety Regulation of GMOs in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 25 Conclusions and Recommendations
- Index
- References
21 - The Argentinian GMO Biosafety System: An Evolving Perspective
from Part IV - Case Studies from Developing Countries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2017
Book contents
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing CountriesRisk Analysis and Governance
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing Countries
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Risk Analysis Methodology and Decision-Making
- Part II Diversification of Expertise
- Part III Risk-Analysis-Based Regulatory Systems
- Part IV Case Studies from Developing Countries
- 18 Risk Regulation of Agricultural GMOs in China: Challenges and Prospects
- 19 Commercial Use and Governance of Bt cotton in China
- 20 The Regulatory Regime for Genetically Modified Crops in India
- 21 The Argentinian GMO Biosafety System: An Evolving Perspective
- 22 The Brazilian GMO Regulatory System: A Historical View and Perspective
- 23 An Effective Regulatory Regime Supported by Research and Development Is Key to Adoption of GM Technology in West Africa: Burkina Faso and Nigeria as Case Studies
- 24 A Pathway for Biosafety Regulation of GMOs in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 25 Conclusions and Recommendations
- Index
- References
Summary
The Argentinean biosafety regulatory has played a strategic role in the development of the biotechnology industry in the country. It is usually recognized as one of the key elements for the country becoming one of the first to incorporate GM technologies into its agricultural sector. Its most salient aspect, however, is not the system's pioneering nature, but how it has evolved since and its adaptation to the changing nature of the challenges it has had to face in the context of the complex international trade environment that the country had to face as a major exporter of agricultural. The chapter reviews the system's major components and how they come together in the decision making process, highlighting the role of the Advisory Committee on Agricultural biotechnology in the risk evaluation process, as well as other institutional features, particularly how scientific and political perspectives are dealt with, and stakeholders participation throughout the different stage is assured. It also elaborates on how Òfit for purposeÓ strategies have been brought in and concludes with some comments on how to deal with the unresolved issue of asynchronicity and some prospects for the future.
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- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing CountriesRisk Analysis and Governance, pp. 247 - 257Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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