Language: English

“Black Box” Biotechnology

Library material summaryThe United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has for 30 years governed new developments in biotechnology, in the frame of precaution and justice, and has also recently established a process of technology horizon scanning, assessment, and monitoring of new developments. Now, there is an industrial attempt to converge next-generation genetic engineering tools (synthetic biology) with generative AI (of the sort used by ChatGPT) in a new “generative biology” industry.

Language:
Library material author(s): ETC group, African Centre for Biodiversity, Third World Network
Library material category:
See entry

International Farmer Innovation Fair: a platform for promoting local innovation

Library material summaryProlinnova has long experience in organising farmer innovation fairs, where farmer innovators come together to showcase their innovations and the process of participatory innovation development (PID) that has led to improved outcomes and products.

Language:
Library material author(s): Prolinnova
Library material category:
See entry

Farm Hack Tool library

Organization short description:We are a worldwide community of farmers that build and modify our own tools. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Language:
Innovation database entry country: US / Worlwide
Innovation database entry organization: Farm Hack
Organization country: US / Worlwide
See entry

Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)

Organization short description:Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND) is the Honey Bee Network Knowledge and Innovation database based on farmers’ creativity and sustainable practices. It is supported by Godrej Vet under their CSR program.
Language:
Innovation database entry country: India
Innovation database entry organization: Honey Bee Network
Organization country: India
See entry

Honey Bee Network database

Organization short description:HoneyBee published articles on innovations collected in the grassroots.
Language:
Innovation database entry country: India
Innovation database entry organization: Honey Bee Network
Organization country: India
See entry

GIA Gallese gathering report

Library material summaryThis report documents the first international gathering of the Grassroots Innovations Assembly from Oct 18-21 in Gallese, Italy. Discussions captured and report draft by Maya Cohen.

Language:
Library material author(s): GIA
Library material category:
See entry

Prolinnova Kenya Catalog

Library material summaryCatalog of Innovations

Language:
Library material author(s): Prolinnova
Library material category:
See entry

Food barons

Library material summaryCrisis Profiteering, Digitalization and Shifting Power

Language:
Library material author(s): ETC group
Library material category:
See entry