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European BioPharmaceutical Review The Need for Convergence and Co-operation: Regulation, Public-Private Partnerships and the Future of Agricultural Biotech
The need is clear, the science is outstanding and the technology compelling. So why has agricultural biotechnology so far failed to deliver products that will assist the poorest nations to achieve food security? The answer has less to do with the technology itself than with the regulatory infrastructure's struggle to come to grips with the implications of new technology. A tiny number of market-ready products sparked a frenzy of overlapping standard setting, rule making and trade measures, making it difficult or impossible for many developing country governments to assess where their best interests lie. As the dust settles, the victim may be the very technology that offered hope for a sustainable, secure and economically viable future.
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By Helena Robin Bordie, Consultant for Croplife International

Helena Robin Bordie works as a Consultant to CropLife International and other organisations on issues relating to plant science technology regulatory issues. She spent the majority of her career working on trade and economic issues for the US Foreign Service, and prior to that for the US Congress. Helena holds a Masters degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, and has a graduate certificate in Mandarin Chinese from the Foreign Service Institute of the Department of State.