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Case studies on smallholder farmer voice: an introduction to a special symposium

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In the spring of 2013, project leaders who received funding from the John Templeton Foundation’s program “Can GM Crops Help to Feed the World?” met in England to discuss progress on funded projects and to identify common objectives and research interests. The collection of essays in this special symposium is one outcome of that meeting. This introduction provides background on the symposium’s theme of understanding the challenges to smallholder farmers having a voice. Farmer voice is important not only in debates about genetically modified crops but also for policies, technologies and other efforts designed by interests seeking ostensibly to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.

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  1. For a description, see https://www.templeton.org/what-we-fund/funding-priorities/can-gm-crops-help-to-feed-the-world. See also http://b4fa.org/can-gm-crops-help-to-feed-the-world/.

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    Harvey S. James Jr. & Iddisah Sulemana

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James, H.S., Sulemana, I. Case studies on smallholder farmer voice: an introduction to a special symposium. Agric Hum Values 31, 637–641 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-014-9554-y

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