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GM agriculture and food security : fears and facts / Stuart J. Smyth, William A. Kerr and Peter W.B. Phillips.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smyth, Stuart, author.
- Kerr, William A. (William Alexander), author.
- Phillips, Peter W. B., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Food security.
- Food supply.
- Genetically modified foods.
- Transgenic plants.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 170 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This book explores the myths and the reality about GM agriculture and its role in improving food security. The goal of the authors is to use this book to reconfigure the underlying architecture of public consideration of science, technology and commerce in the global food system. An array of characterizations of the space, ranging from Frankenfoods and superweeds to superfoods and miracle plants are explored. Ultimately, the aim is to open the discussion about how we can construct a factual dialogue about complex issues that uses evidence to help make better choices. The book has 12 chapters and a subject index.
- Contents:
- Food security and technology : fear trumps hope?
- Expertise and opportunism : who should we listen to?
- The technology promise : how can we feed a world of more than 9 billion?
- The politicization of risk : is it safe?
- Industrial agriculture : who is the real winner?
- The nature of natural : whose preferences should dominate?
- The local food movement : can we be self-sufficient?
- Food labelling : what do people want?
- Genetic diversity in the agro-industrial era : what is at risk?
- The sustainability challenge : are we facing a chemical Armageddon?
- Plant vitality : will 'superweeds' strangle our future?
- The future of food security : where to from here?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Title from PDF title page (viewed September 5, 2019).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Smyth, Stuart GM agriculture and food security.
- ISBN:
- 9781786392220
- 9781786392237
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
- Access limited to subscribing institution.
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