@article{Falck-Zepeda:188422,
      recid = {188422},
      author = {Falck-Zepeda, Jose and Mnyulwa, Shumba and Mulenga,  Dorothy and Gouse, Marnus and Masanganise, Patricia},
      title = {The Status of the Inclusion of Socio-Economic  Considerations in Biosafety Regulations and Biotechnology  Decision Making Processes in Southern and East Africa:  Practical Implications and Consequences for Innovation  Governance},
      address = {2010},
      number = {1014-2016-81542},
      pages = {26},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {The paper discusses the current status of the inclusion of  socio-economic considerations into biosafety and  biotechnology decision making processes, laws and  regulations in Botswana, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania,  Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa. The  discussion includes relevant issues related to the  biosafety and socio-economic assessment processes while  comparing and contrasting national regulatory developments  with obligations subscribed by parties to the Cartagena  Protocol on Biosafety in Southern and Eastern Africa. The  paper also discusses the conceptual issues related to  socio-economic assessments relevant to biosafety regulatory  procedures including those considered in ex ante  assessments for regulatory approval procedures and ex post  for post-release monitoring or conventional technology  evaluator procedures. The paper discusses practical  considerations for the inclusion of socio-economics in  biosafety regulatory processes including inclusion options,  scope, timing, implementing body, methods, decision making  rules and standards, and integration of technical biosafety  research and socio-economic into a cogent decision making  process. The paper concludes with a discussion of potential  implications and positive and negative consequences from  the inclusion of socio-economic considerations in biosafety  decision making and for the governance of biotechnology  innovations in developing countries.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/188422},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.188422},
}