Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development

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.

Main Author: Qaim, Matin. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137405722
Table of Contents:
  • 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.