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Zimmermann, Roukayatou
Biotechnology and Value−added Traits in Food Crops
Relevance for Developing Countries and Economic Analysis
Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2004. XVII, 103 pp., num. tables and
graphs
Development Economics and Policy . Bd. 42
Herausgegeben von Heidhues Franz / von Braun Joachim
ISBN 3−631−52680−6 / US−ISBN 0−8204−7313−8 pb.
SFR 40.00 / €* 27.50 / €** 25.70 / £ 18.00 / US−$ 30.95
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.
Contents: Biotechnology and Value−added Traits in Food Crops − Micronutrient deficiency and infectious
diseases − Edible vaccines − Golden Rice technology − Vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines.
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 PhD 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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