Coffee and Biotechnology
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Biotechnology and Indigo Dye
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Bio-synthesis of indigo dye (primarily used for coloring denim jeans). Biological production of indigo dye has potential to eliminate chemical production in USA, Germany and Japan. May result in process which is less energy intensive and more environmentally sound.
Biotechnology and Vegetable Oils: Focus on Oil Palm
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Genetic modification of vegetable oil.
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Agricultural Inputs and Plant Breeding: Herbicide Tolerance – Part II of II
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Agricultural inputs (seeds, pesticides, fertilizers) are undergoing majore corporate and technological change.
Agricultural Inputs and Plant Breeding: Herbicide Tolerance – Part I
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The use of genetic engineering to make plants tolerant of the damaging effects of herbicides.
Animal Patents
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Patents on new forms of animal life proposed by U.S. government
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A Report on the Security of the World’s Major Gene Banks
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Cacao & Biotechnology: A Report on the Work in Progress
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The development of high-yielding cacao varieties could lead to overproduction and jeopardize prize and stability of cacao-producing countries while shifting production from small-scale producers to large-scale plantations, the use of biotechnology to convert low-priced oils into cacao butter could drastically reduce the demand and price for cacao beans.
A Report on the Commission on Plant Genetic Resources, Rome
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A Report on the Commission on Plant Genetic Resources, Rome Second Session, March 16-21, 1987
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Biotechnology and Natural Sweeteners: Thaumatin
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Plant: Thaumatin is derived from a fruit of a West-African rain forest shrub.
Countries affected: Product will be marketed as a low-calorie sweetener in Europe, Japan, USA
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Vanilla and Biotechnology
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Issue: Natural vanilla production via tissue culture technology.
Crop: Vanilla planifolia - the commercially important species of Vanilla orchis
Countries affected: Madagascar, Comoros islands, Reunion, Indonesia
Impact: possible loss of $67 million in annual export earnings.
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