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dc.contributor.authorKeeley, James
dc.contributor.authorScoones, Ian
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabween_GB
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-06T15:47:34Z
dc.date.available2014-06-06T15:47:34Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.citationKeeley, J. & I. Scoones (2003) Contexts for regulation : GMOs in Zimbabwe. Working paper series, 190. Brighton: IDS.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/3986
dc.description.abstractThis paper looks at the regulation of biotechnology in Zimbabwe. It argues that key uncertainties in biosafety debates are context specific; this means that locally-developed, flexible regulatory systems are more appropriate than the standardised, internationally harmonised, solely science-based forms of riskassessment often advocated for developing countries. The paper begins with a brief examination of the development of regulatory institutions in Zimbabwe. It then looks at biosafety regulation in practice through two case studies, field testing of GM maize and cotton, and safety assessment of GM food aid imports. A final section moves to consider the limitations of the existing regulatory process and identifies challenges that exist for effective regulation in a small, agriculture-dependant country such as Zimbabwe.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherIDSen_GB
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDS working papers;190
dc.rights.urihttp://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdfen_GB
dc.subjectAgricultureen_GB
dc.subjectTechnologyen_GB
dc.titleContexts for regulation : GMOs in Zimbabween_GB
dc.typeIDS Working Paperen_GB
dc.rights.holderInstitute of Development Studiesen_GB
dc.identifier.koha142649


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