Seeds of contention : world hunger and the global controversy over GM crops / Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Ebbe Schiøler.
2000
HD9000.5 .P564 2000 (Mapit)
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Seeds of contention : world hunger and the global controversy over GM crops / Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Ebbe Schiøler.
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0801868262
Publication Details
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2000.
Language
English
Description
xii, 164 p. ; 22 cm.
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HD9000.5 .P564 2000
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.1/6
Summary
In recent years the media have reported on the increasing use of genetically modified crops in agriculture. This text focuses attention on the less discussed issues of the potential benefits of genetically modified crops for developing countries.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-155) and index.
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Table of Contents
What is the debate all about?
Agricultural research : making a difference in people's lives
The expanding boundaries of research, risks, and benefits
What is wrong with more of the same?
The alternatives
Can the poor benefit from genetic modified food?
Who sets the agenda?
Moving forward : Handle with care.
Agricultural research : making a difference in people's lives
The expanding boundaries of research, risks, and benefits
What is wrong with more of the same?
The alternatives
Can the poor benefit from genetic modified food?
Who sets the agenda?
Moving forward : Handle with care.