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Seeds of contention : world hunger and the global controversy over GM crops / Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Ebbe Schiøler.
Lippincott Library HD9000.5 .P564 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pinstrup-Andersen, Per.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Food supply.
- Food supply--Developing countries.
- Crops--Genetic engineering--Economic aspects.
- Crops--Genetic engineering.
- Developing countries.
- Crops.
- Crops--Genetic engineering--Economic aspects--Developing countries.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects.
- Agriculture.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 164 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2000]
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- "An International Food Policy Research Institute book."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-155) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0801868262
- OCLC:
- 46811979
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