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Governing modern agricultural biotechnology in Kenya: implications for food security
(2003)
This report reviews governance issues of modern biotechnology. The study used two case studies of
transgenic sweet potato and Bt maize to examine how governance issues influence household and national
food security in ...
Terminal Evaluation of Project “International Commission on Land Use Change and Ecosystems”, GF/3010-08-20 (4A21) GEF ID: 3811
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2011)
The Global Legislators Organization for a Balance Environment (GLOBE) is a network of
legislators that brings together legislators, scientists, economists and policy experts to focus
on developing coordinated legislation ...
Environment For Development - The Human Dimension
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The productivity and sustainability of
Africa
’s
environment is heavily dependent on how this asset is
managed. This, in turn, can affect the availability, stocks
and functioning of the remaining assets, either
enhancing ...
Gender, Rights and Development: An East African Perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2008)
The article problematises legal issues surrounding women's rights to land and related resources. It avers that in a plural legal context, there is need to engage all forms of law if law is to be an effective medium for ...
Challenges to Sustainability in Africa
(Society for International Development, 2011)
Sustainability as defined in the Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (1987)
denotes development that meets the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of
future generations ...
Globalisation and the International Governance of Modern Biotechnology Implications for Food Security in Kenya
(2010)
Agricultural biotechnology in Kenya is characterised by low-technology applications such as
biofertilisers, micropropagation and use of molecular assisted selection (MAS), however, and
the country is experiencing an ...
What Would it Take to Realise the Promises? Protecting Women’s Rights in the Kenya National Land Policy of 2009
(2009)
Land is a critical resource in Kenya, having economic, social, political,
environmental and cultural significance. Kenya’s population continues to rely
on land for both subsistence and economic activities. In fact, the ...
Gender Issues in Land Tenure under Customary Law
(International Environmental Law Research Centre, 2005)
Under all systems of law in many African countries, land ownership is anchored in patriarchy. Law can
be used to reinforce or make permanent social injustices, and, in the realm of women’s rights, legal rules
may give ...
Agro-biodiversity and international law - a conceptual framework
(Oxford, 1999)
This paper lays out the international legal framework currently governing agro-biodiversity management which emphasises private property rights and thus provides incentives for the private sector to participate in agriculture. ...