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Modern Genetics as an Opportunity for Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture

In: Inclusive Innovation

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  • Haribabu Ejnavarzala

    (Formerly with University of Hyderabad)

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This paper argues that new knowledge and technologies need not always be exclusionary. By using the concepts of the National Systems of Innovation (NSI) framework, the present study explores the potential of 1) Hybrid Rice Technology (HRT) and 2) genomics-based Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS) technology to address a) Bacterial Leaf Blight (biotic stress) and b) drought (abiotic stress) to improve rice crop in India. Scientists involved in the development and the applications of these technologies were interviewed as part of a case study during 2011–2012. The findings suggest that there is a need to integrate MAS protocols with the HRT to not only expand the scope and success of biotechnology to be more inclusive but also to avoid the extremely rigid appropriation of genetic material by a few actors. At the level of policy, efforts should aim at evolving interlocking technological and institutional innovations.

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  • Haribabu Ejnavarzala, 2020. "Modern Genetics as an Opportunity for Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Rajeswari S. Raina & Keshab Das (ed.), Inclusive Innovation, chapter 0, pages 139-155, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-81-322-3929-1_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-3929-1_7
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