Corporate Crops: Biotechnology, Agriculture, and the Struggle for Control

List of Acronyms

List of Acronyms AAFC Agriculture and Agri-food Canada APAS Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (United States) BRS Biotechnology Regulatory Service Bt Bacillus thuringiensis CBAC Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee CBAN Canadian Biotechnology Action Network CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCC Canola Council of Canada CCGA Canadian Canola Growers Association CFA Canadian Federation of Agriculture CFIA Canadian Food Inspection Agency CFS Center for Food Safety (United States) CIPO Canadian Intellectual Property Office CWB Canadian Wheat Board EMPA Environmental Management and Protection Act (Canada) EPA Environmental Protection Agency (United States) EPO European Patent Office EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations) FDA Food and Drug Administration (United States) GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GM Genetically modified GMO Genetically modified organisms GRAS Generally recognized as safe GURTs Genetic use restricted technologies IPR Intellectual property rights viii List of Acronyms ITPGR International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources LL Liberty Link NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement NASS National Agricultural Statistics Service (United States) NBS National Biotechnology Strategy (Canada) NFU National Farmers Union (Canada) NGO Nongovernmental agency NIH National Institutes of Health (United States) NRCC National Research Council of Canada OAPF Organic Agricultural Protection Fund (Canada) OCIA International Organic Crop Improvement Association International OIG Office of the Inspector General (United States) PBR Act Plant Breeders’ Rights Act (Canada) PNT Plants with novel traits PPA Plant Protection Act (United States) PTO Patent and Trademark Office (United States) PUBPAT Public Patent Foundation (United States) PVP Act Plant Variety Protection Act (United States) rBST Recombinant bovine somatotropin RR Roundup Ready SAF Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food SAFRR Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization SARM Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities SCDC Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission SCGA Saskatchewan Canola Growers Association SOD Saskatchewan Organic Directorate SPS Agreement Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (World Trade Organization) SSR Seed Sector Review (Canada) SWP Saskatchewan Wheat Pool TA Technology Agreement (United States) TBT Agreement Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (World Trade Organization) List of Acronyms ix TNC Transnational corporation TRIPS Agreement Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (World Trade Organization) TUA Technology Use Agreement (Canada) UPOV International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants USDA United States Department of Agriculture WTO World Trade Organization THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Corporate Crops THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...