A study on applicability of biotechnology to development in the Caribbean opportunities and risks

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cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.281
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de Organos Subsidiarios
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL281_en
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
cepal.topicEngINNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
cepal.topicSpaINNOVACIÓN, CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA
cepal.workareaEngPLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaSpaPLANIFICACIÓN PARA EL DESARROLLO
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-20T15:10:51Z
dc.date.available2015-07-20T15:10:51Z
dc.date.issued2010-12-29
dc.description.abstractThe present study analyzes the potential opportunities and risks involved in employing biotechnologies in the Caribbean region. This information would support developmental policies in the areas of food security, climate change and poverty reduction. The report provides a brief overview of biotechnology development, covering industrial and other microbial biotechnologies, tissue culture and molecular biology. Details of opportunities and risks of biotechnology development are provided for agricultural, industrial, environmental, industrial and medical biotechnology, with information on the global agreements for regulation of genetically modified organisms. The rest of the report analyzes the Caribbean situation. Biotechnology applications, opportunities and risks in the Caribbean are described in detail, with focus on industrial and agricultural biotechnology, and including climate change and constraints to biotechnology development. The report closes with a discussion of the applicability of biotechnology to the region in terms of agricultural, industrial, environmental, medical and marine biotechnology. Conclusions and recommendations are provided. The main conclusion of the study is that there is an urgent need for development and use of biotechnology in the Caribbean, especially in nonagro- biotech sectors, to address food security, climate change, poverty, environmental degradation, among other issues. In so doing, countries must take advantage of the opportunities presented by biotechnology to gain competitive advantage and benefits, while at the same time put measures in place to reduce or remove associated risks. This must be done taking into consideration economic as well as social and cultural issues.
dc.description.tableOfContents.--I. Introduction.-- II. Biotechnology development.--III. Biotechnology: opportunities and risks.--IV. Biotechnology developemnt in the Caribbean: Applications, opportunities and risks.--V. Applicability of biotechnology to the Caribbean: discussion, conclusions and recommendations.
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dc.format.extent33 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.281
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38632
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription33 p.
dc.publisherECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngBIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subject.unbisEngSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject.unbisEngMARKET POTENTIAL
dc.subject.unbisEngRISK ASSESSMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngGENETIC RESOURCES
dc.subject.unbisSpaBIOTECNOLOGIA
dc.subject.unbisSpaCIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOTENCIAL DEL MERCADO
dc.subject.unbisSpaEVALUACION DE RIESGOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaRECURSOS GENETICOS
dc.titleA study on applicability of biotechnology to development in the Caribbean opportunities and risks
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