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Item Prevalence of child-directed and general audience marketing strategies on the front of beverage packaging : the case of Chile(Public Health Nutrition, Vol. 21, issue 3, pp. 454-464., 2017-11) Stoltze, Mediano; Barker, Jo; Kanter, R.; Corvalán, C; Reyes, M; Taillie, L.S.; Dillman Carpentier, F.R.Chile leads the world in sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) sales. Front-of-package (FOP) marketing strategies of beverages were catalogued to examine their prevalence, prior to regulation of child-directed marketing aimed at reducing obesity-related disease among Chile’s youth. FOP marketing on beverages varied according to the nutritional quality of the product, with heavier use of health-oriented and child-directed strategies in less healthy products. Marketing activities warrant continued observation to evaluate how industry responds to new marketing restrictions.Item Génomique végétale : partenariats public-privé visant à assurer la sécurité alimentaire mondiale(Fondation GADT, 2012) Boettigera, Sara; Anthony, Vivienne; Booker, Kayje; Starbuck, CarrieLes avancées de la science génomique ont révolutionné la manière dont nous nous intéressons à l'amélioration des cultures. Ces changements ont des conséquences majeures dans le secteur commercial, mais aussi pour les cultures importantes à la sécurité alimentaire et pour les petits exploitants agricoles disposant de peu de ressources. Les organismes des secteurs privé et public non seulement adaptent leur processus de recherche et développement, mais ils s’adaptent à une nouvelle ère de partenariats public-privé. Cette orientation vers plus de partenariats public-privé s’explique par les tendances principales qui influencent l’amélioration des cultures, mentionnons : la mise au point de technologies révolutionnaires, une hausse marquée des investissements privés en recherche et développement, la complexité croissante de la gestion des droits de propriété intellectuelle, et des décennies de sous-investissement dans la capacité du secteur privé. Nous fournissons un aperçu du contexte actuel des partenariats public-privé dans le domaine des sciences génomiques, consignons les progrès en matière de séquençage génomique des cultures vivrières et fourragères dans les pays en voie de développement, et examinons les défis particuliers, les mesures incitatives, les pratiques exemplaires et les leçons apprises. Pour que la révolution génomique contribue son plein potentiel au profit des petits exploitants agricoles dans les pays en voie de développement, le programme de recherche en génomique doit commencer à mettre l’accent autant sur l’utilisation de nouveaux gènes, marqueurs moléculaires et l’amélioration des modèles de sélection prédictifs que sur la production de données de séquençage. Les partenariats public-privé peuvent réaliser les aptitudes et le savoir-faire qui permettront d’accélérer le développement de nouvelles variétés afin de répondre aux besoins en production agricole et en nutrition et ainsi améliorer la situation actuelle en matière de sécurité alimentaire. Il reste à voir si les incitatifs pour les secteurs privé et public à formuler de nouveaux partenariats dans le but d’atteindre cet objectif suffiront à surmonter les difficultés inhérentes.Item Public-private partnerships in plant genomics for global food security(GATD Foundation, 2012) Boettigera, Sara; Anthony, Vivienne; Booker, Kayje; Starbuck, CarrieAdvances in genomic science have ushered in a revolution in the way we approach the science of crop im-provement. These changes have major implications in the commercial sector, but also for crops important to food security and for resource-poor smallholder farmers. Both private- and public-sector organizations are not only adapt-ing their research and development (R & D), they are adapting to a new era of public-private partnerships (PPPs). The shift toward more PPPs is driven by major trends im-pacting crop improvement including: game-changing new technologies, a surge in private investment in R & D, in-creasingly complex intellectual property rights (IPRs), and decades of under-investment in public sector capacity. We provide a snapshot of the current landscape of PPPs in genomics, document progress with crop genome sequenc-ing for staple food and feed crops in developing countries; and consider specific challenges, incentives, best practices and lessons learned. For the genomics revolution to con-tribute its full potential to benefit smallholder farmers in developing countries, the genomics research agenda needs to transition its emphasis from generation of sequence data to also supporting utilization of novel genes, molecular markers and improving predictive breeding models. PPPs can realize the skills and know-how to accelerate the de-velopment of new varieties to meet agricultural productivi-ty and food nutrition challenges that can change the food security landscape. However, it remains to be seen if the incentives for the public and private sectors to partner together to achieve this goal are sufficient to overcome the inherent difficulties.Item Forging links between agriculture and health : final report, April 2008 – September 2012(International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, US, 2012-11) Gillespie, StuartSeveral outputs and outcomes described in this report show that progress is being made in strengthening intersectoral links globally, between agricultural and health policy outcomes, and this project has played an important catalytic and substantive role. A stream of research outputs from the three commissioned studies and other wide ranging global work has been produced, as listed in Annex 4. Key activities included network building, policy research on identified priorities, capacity strengthening, policy communications and impact. The research agenda took account of the broader concerns of stakeholders and policymakers in the agricultural, nutrition, and health communities.Item Thirty-five-million dollar boost for 'Barcode of Life'(HighWire Press, 2010-04) Webster, PaulThe International Barcode of Life (iBOL) project, received a funding boost of $35 million from Canadian agencies for a 26-nation effort to collect specimens, sequence their DNA, and build an informatics platform using digital bar codes to store and share information for species identification and discovery. The new funds bring Canadian commitments to the world's largest biodiversity genomics project to $80 million. This will secure "an initiative that will transform humanity's relationship with other living organisms," says iBOL's director, Paul Hebert. The ScienceInsider article reviews funding and plans for the new Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph.Item Barcode of Life Project expects $35M in new support(GenomeWeb, New York, NY, US, 2010)The Canada-led International Barcode of Life (iBOL) project has received new pledges from its major supporters, raising totals from these funders to $80 million. The Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council of Canada has awarded C$1.2 million for new DNA barcoding research programs, and Canada's International Development Research Centre has provided C$2.2 million to enable researchers in Argentina, Costa Rica, Kenya, Peru, and South Africa to collaborate with the barcoding project. Genome Canada has set aside C$4.6 million for iBOL. This GenomeWeb article outlines further funding for the iBOL project.Item International Barcode of Life Project receives major funding boost(MediLexicon International, 2010)The article outlines funding commitments for the continuation of the Guelph-based International Barcode of Life (iBOL) project. The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, an $18 million facility funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, will house the iBOL Secretariat and key infrastructure needed to support iBOL research. Building on an earlier $5 million award, the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation announced another $8.1 million over the next five years to allow expansion of the informatics platform for DNA barcode data.Item International Barcode of Life Project gets $8.1 million(2010) BioTechResearchers are quickly amassing barcodes or identifiers for a database of life forms, and developing new informatics tools and technologies. Once fully activated, the Guelph-based International Barcode of Life (iBOL) biodiversity genomics project, will involve more than 100 researchers from 26 countries. It will be the world’s first reference library of DNA barcodes. Any life form, from anywhere on the planet, can be rapidly identified. The article features a press release announcing the iBOL project, it aims and participants.Item Proyecto internacional sobre el código de barras de la vida recibe una cuantiosa financiación(SYS-CON Publications, 2010) PR NewswireItem Farmers' rights : global contexts, negotiations and strategies [Nepali version](SAWTEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2009) Adhikari, KamaleshItem Farmers' rights : global contexts, negotiations and strategies(SAWTEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2009) Adhikari, KamaleshThis policy brief highlights developments in global negotiations on the conservation, development and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, and the realization of farmers' rights. In light of a new resolution on farmers' rights, adopted at the Third Session of the Governing Body of the Treaty (International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 2009) the brief also suggests some strategies that the Treaty's Contracting Parties should pursue for the protection and promotion of farmers' rights at national and global levels.Item DNA barcoding : access to biodiversity and benefit-sharing policy issues in the Indian context(Current Science Association, Bangalore, IN, 2010) Ejnavarzala, HaribabuThe National Biological Diversity Act (NBDA, 2002) and amendments to it are highlighted in this discussion. The article draws on Indian legislation to examine the policy environment which has implications for DNA barcoding in India. Scientists recognize the necessity of documenting the wide-ranging biodiversity that remains to be explored in India. However, in the context of extending access to biodiversity for non-commercial research, there is a need to evolve appropriate provisions regarding the role of communities that have been the custodians of biodiversity, as well as state agencies in negotiations regarding access and benefit-sharing issues.