Contents
1. Papaya cultivation and the papaya ringspot virus 6
Global papaya cultivation under threat 6
The papaya industry in Hawaii8
2. Genetic engineering as
protector of the harvest 13
Building up to a success story 13
Using the weapon as the defense 13
A new trait and a new variety 14
The power of biotechnology 18
3. A public sector development 19
Patent transferred to the local papaya organization 19
Safe for the environment and approved for consumption 20
4. Economic aspects of
the Hawaiianpapaya
21
Canadaand
Japanshare
the papayas 21
The GMO papaya in Japan23
5. The biotech papaya outside Hawaii24
The Hawaiiantechnology
spreads 24
Chinatakes
things into its own hands 25
6. Conclusion 26