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Biotechnologizing Jatropha for local sustainable development
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Abstract This article explores whether and how the biotechnologization process that the fuel-plant Jatropha curcas is undergoing might strengthen local sustainable development. It focuses on the ongoing efforts of the multi-stakeholder network Gota Verde to harness Jatropha within local small-scale productio... view more
This article explores whether and how the biotechnologization process that the fuel-plant Jatropha curcas is undergoing might strengthen local sustainable development. It focuses on the ongoing efforts of the multi-stakeholder network Gota Verde to harness Jatropha within local small-scale production systems in Yoro, Honduras. It also looks at the genomics research on Jatropha conducted by the Dutch research institute Plant Research International, specifically addressing the ways in which that research can assists local development in Honduras. A territorial approach is applied for analysis employing a three domain concept (local sustainable biotechnological development) of territory, technology and re-territorialization. The article suggests that, although the biotechnologization process (through genomics) of Jatropha within the socio-technical framework of the institute and multi-stakeholder networks is an ongoing process––and different trajectories are, therefore, still open––the process can, nevertheless, strengthen local sustainable development.... view less
Keywords
Honduras
Classification
Technology Assessment
Natural Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences
Economic Sectors
Free Keywords
Local sustainable biotechnological developments; Genomics; Biofuels; Jatropha curcas; Gota Verde; PRI-WUR; Territorialization
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 351-363
Journal
Agriculture and Human Values, 27 (2009) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-009-9232-7
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)