Agricultural biotechnology, trade and the developing countries

Abstract

Developing countries and their low-income people could benefit significantly from thedevelopment and use of modern biotechnology in agriculture within a proper biosafety regime. However, international agreements on biosafety, biodiversity, and trade, over which poor countries and poor people have little influence, could reduce or enhance such benefits. Every effort should be made to assure that the voice of the poor and food insecure is heard at relevant international fora.