Seeds of contention
Subtitle: world hunger and the global controversy over GM crops
By: Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Ebbe Schiøler.
Contributors: Schiøler, Ebbe.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Food supply; Food supply -- Developing countries; Crops -- Genetic engineering -- Economic aspects; Crops -- Genetic engineering -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries; Agriculture -- Economic aspects
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-155) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is the debate all about?; title: Agricultural research : making a difference in people's lives; title: The expanding boundaries of research, risks, and benefits; title: What is wrong with more of the same?; title: The alternatives; title: Can the poor benefit from genetic modified food?; title: Who sets the agenda?; title: Moving forward : Handle with care.