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Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development

Autor Matin Qaim
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 feb 2019
This book analyzes the impacts of current and possible future GM crop applications and shows that these technologies can contribute substantially to sustainable agricultural development and food security.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781349958443
ISBN-10: 1349958441
Pagini: 228
Ilustrații: XVII, 206 p.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Ediția:1st edition 2016
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

1. Introduction.- 2. Plant Breeding and Agricultural Development.- 3. Potentials and Risks of GM Crops.- 4. Adoption and Impacts of GM Crops.- 5. New and Future GM Crop Applications.- 6. GM Crop Regulation.- 7. The Complex Public Debate.- 8. Conclusions.


Recenzii

“This book is the second publication in the ‘Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy’ series, and targets both professional and lay audiences. … this book can be recommended to a wide readership; excellently written, it is one of the first books to address both the technical and policy dimensions of GMCs in development.” (George H. L. Rothschild, Food Security, Vol. 8, 2016)

Notă biografică

Matin Qaim is Professor of International Food Economics and Rural Development at the University of Goettingen, Germany. He has over 20 years of research experience in countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. He has published widely in academic journals and is member of various scientific and policy advisory committees.


Caracteristici

Analyzes the impacts of current and possible future GM crop applications
How's that these technologies can contribute substantially to sustainable agricultural development and food security
Examines current regulatory practices within the industry