The growing demand for food and feed and the diminishing agricultural acreage may be compensated by high yielding crops developed through biotechnology. But what are the implications of this development, and what are the possible alternatives? Robin Pistorius has extensive research experience on the following issues:

• The advantages and disadvantages in investments in biotechnology,
• The use of biotechnology for small farmers in developing countries,
• The use of biotechnology in both the public and private sector,
• Intellectual Property Rights Issues
• The development of the Life Science Industry.

Customers

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS), The Hague
• University of Amsterdam, Department of Political Science
• Danish Centre for Development Research, Kopenhagen
• Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum, WUR.
• GHK Consultancy, London.

Project examples
Editor and author of the Biotechnology and Development Monitor.
Facilitator and moderator of an international discussion on the implementation of Farmers' Rights.
Advisor for GHK Consultancy, London, in context of revision of EC Community Plant Variety Rights Regime (for EC DG SANCO)