TY - JOUR
T1 - Biotechnology and the bioeconomy—Towards inclusive and sustainable industrial development
AU - Lokko, Yvonne
AU - Heijde, Marc
AU - Schebesta, Karl
AU - Scholtès, Philippe
AU - Van Montagu, Marc
AU - Giacca, Mauro
PY - 2018/1/25
Y1 - 2018/1/25
N2 - To transform developing and least developing countries into industrialised ones, biotechnology could be deployed along the value chain, to provide support to the development of the bio-based industries in such a way to ensure sustainability of the sector and to reduce negative environmental impacts that might otherwise occur. In agribusiness development, for instance, interventions could start from inputs and agricultural mechanization, modern processing technologies, packaging of perishable products, the promotion of food safety in the processing and regulatory environment; and interventions to improve competitiveness and productivity. Worth over USD 300 billion in revenue, the role of the biotechnology goes beyond industrial growth, since it provides opportunities for progress towards many of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). This paper reviews the status of industrial biotechnology as it relates to inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
AB - To transform developing and least developing countries into industrialised ones, biotechnology could be deployed along the value chain, to provide support to the development of the bio-based industries in such a way to ensure sustainability of the sector and to reduce negative environmental impacts that might otherwise occur. In agribusiness development, for instance, interventions could start from inputs and agricultural mechanization, modern processing technologies, packaging of perishable products, the promotion of food safety in the processing and regulatory environment; and interventions to improve competitiveness and productivity. Worth over USD 300 billion in revenue, the role of the biotechnology goes beyond industrial growth, since it provides opportunities for progress towards many of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). This paper reviews the status of industrial biotechnology as it relates to inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
KW - Biobased industry
KW - Biosimilars
KW - Food security
KW - Industrial value chains
KW - Public-private partnerships (PPPs)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85021705585&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.nbt.2017.06.005
DO - 10.1016/j.nbt.2017.06.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28663120
AN - SCOPUS:85021705585
SN - 1871-6784
VL - 40
SP - 5
EP - 10
JO - New Biotechnology
JF - New Biotechnology
ER -
