The Globalization of Agriculture Seen from the Construction of Discourse

The purpose of this work is to contrast the arguments put forward at two international forums -- the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN & the World Trade Organization (WTO) -- concerning access & exchange of agricultural germ plasma samples, with the aim of portraying the social actors involved & the interests they each promote. Taking these considerations as a starting point, the authors dwell on the meanings related with capital consolidation, trade regulation, governability of the nation-state system, & the role of universities in the context of the commercialization process & innovation of agricultural genes. The ideological discourse on the international development of markets is the driving force in negotiations; it has imposed homogeneous protocols on nation-states to operate global-market oriented goods. As a result, a radical shift in production forms has taken place in the rural culture, the arrangement of agricultural spaces, & the scopes of education & research institutions. 34 References. Adapted from the source document.