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Volume 1 Supplement 1

Fostering innovation through building trust: lessons from agricultural biotechnology partnerships in Africa

Research

Edited by Calestous Juma

Publication of this supplement was funded by the Sandra Rotman Centre at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto. The supplement was devised by the Sandra Rotman Centre.

Preface: building trust in agricultural biotechnology partnerships

Calestous Juma Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1(Suppl 1):I1 (1 November 2012)

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What is trust?: perspectives from farmers and other experts in the field of agriculture in Africa

Obidimma C Ezezika, Jessica Oh Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1(Suppl 1):S1 (1 November 2012)

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The value of trust in biotech crop development: a case study of Bt cotton in Burkina Faso

Obidimma C Ezezika, Kathryn Barber, Abdallah S Daar Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1(Suppl 1):S2 (1 November 2012)

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Strategies for building trust with farmers: the case of Bt maize in South Africa

Obidimma C Ezezika, Robin Lennox, Abdallah S Daar Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1(Suppl 1):S3 (1 November 2012)

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Building trust in biotechnology crops in light of the Arab Spring: a case study of Bt maize in Egypt

Obidimma C Ezezika, Abdallah S Daar Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1(Suppl 1):S4 (1 November 2012)

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Overcoming barriers to trust in agricultural biotechnology projects: a case study of Bt cowpea in Nigeria

Obidimma C Ezezika, Abdallah S Daar Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1(Suppl 1):S5 (1 November 2012)

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Unfulfilled farmer expectations: the case of the Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA) project in Kenya

Justin Mabeya, Obidimma C Ezezika Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1(Suppl 1):S6 (1 November 2012)

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Building effective partnerships: the role of trust in the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa project

Obidimma C Ezezika, Justin Mabeya, Abdallah S Daar Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1(Suppl 1):S7 (1 November 2012)

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Harmonized biosafety regulations are key to trust building in regional agbiotech partnerships: the case of the Bt cotton project in East Africa

Obidimma C Ezezika, Justin Mabeya, Abdallah S Daar Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1(Suppl 1):S8 (1 November 2012)

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Building effective agbiotech partnerships founded on trust: a summary of the challenges and practices in sub-Saharan Africa

Obidimma C Ezezika Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1(Suppl 1):S9 (1 November 2012)

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