Les biotechnologies végétales appropriées dans le contexte du dialogue Nord-Sud

Abstract

Appropriate plant biotechnology in the context of the dialogue between North and South. Appropriateness of any technology must take into consideration the ethical problems and the social, economical, scientific and ecological environment. For developing countries, plant biotechnologies definitely open interesting perspectives, but also raise potential problems, because their integration and valorisation require a progressive and adapted development. Biotechnologies depend on legal and physical infrastructures, as well as human skills for on-site control corresponding to the needs of the relevant populations and to the global environment.

Keywords

• developing-countries
• plant-biotechnology
• technology-transfer
• food-security
• socioeconomic-environment
• international-cooperation
• biotechnology
• economic-geography
• international-relations