Biotechnology and Value-added Traits in Food Crops: Relevance for Developing Countries and Economic Analysis (Development Economics & Policy)
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Staple food crops can be genetically modified to produce higher amounts of micronutrients or antigens as edible vaccines. Such new crop traits - enhancing the nutritional quality of the food product or extending its function - are called value-added traits (VATs). VATs promise nutritional and health benefits, particularly for those vulnerable groups who suffer from malnutrition and infectious diseases. This study deals with the topic and provides some preliminary results. An analytical framework for 'ex ante 'evaluation of VATs in developing countries (DCs) is developed, and applied within a case study on Golden Rice (GR) in the Philippines. The results of the case study show that GR has a potential to reduce significantly vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines. Finally, biotechnology, particularly genetic engineering has a potential to eliminate nutritional and infectious problems in DCs.
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The Author: Roukayatou Zimmermann is a research fellow at the Center for Development research (ZEF), University of Bonn. She was born in Cameroon, studied agricultural sciences at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and she obtained her Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Bonn. Apart from her research on economics of biotechnology, she worked with international organisations on development issues for low income countries.
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