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    • Co-existence challenges in small-scale farming when farmers share and save seeds 

      Bøhn, Thomas; Aheto, Denis; Mwangala, Felix; Bones, Inger Louise; Simoloka, Christopher; Mbeule, Ireen; Wikmark, Odd Gunnar; Schmidt, Gunther; Chapela, Ignacio (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2013)
      Gene flow by means of pollen and seeds in maize influences local, regional and global maize biodiversity. Developing countries are centers of diversity for maize and preserve seeds also in informal seed systems. Particularly in poor communities, seed saving and sharing often co-occur with farming on small fields. We present preliminary investigations from a small-scale maize farming community, in ...

    • Implications of GM crops in subsistence-based agricultural systems in Africa 

      Aheto, Denis; Bøhn, Thomas; Breckling, Broder; van den Berg, Johnnie; Ching, Lim Li; Wikmark, Odd Gunnar (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2013)
      <p>Africa has deep contentions on the use of GM crops in agriculture, similar to those found in Europe and elsewhere. However, it is apparent that the debate is most protracted on the continent with two entrenched viewpoints i.e. the pro-GMO and anti-GMO groups. The challenge for an acceptable consensus is attributable to a complexity of issues relative to the introduction of GM maize into small-scale ...