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100 _aGupta, Aarti
245 _aEnsuring 'safe use' of biotechnology: key challenges
260 _c2002
300 _ap.2762-769.
362 _a6 Jul
520 _aGoverning safe use of biotechnology in agriculture is a controversial new regulatory challenge facing developing countries such as India. This article identifies short-and long-term challenges to biosafety governance in India and emphasises the need for institutional mechanisms to ensure that use of biotechnology can fulfil desired societal goals. Although biosafety regimes are critical, they cannot substitute for broad institutional fora to debate the social implications of the use of biotechnology in agriculture. - Reproduced.
650 _aBiotechnology
650 _aAgricultural biotechnology
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
909 _a52980
999 _c52980
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