GM agriculture and food security [electronic resource] : fears and facts / Stuart J. Smyth, William A. Kerr and Peter W.B. Phillips.

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"Myths about biotechnology have prevented it from helping improve food security in the developing world. This book explores the myths and the reality under the following headings: The Sustainability Challenge: Is science leading to a chemical Armageddon? Plant Vitality: Will 'superweeds' strangle ou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smyth, Stuart (Author)
Kerr, William A. (William Alexander) (Author)
Phillips, Peter W. B. (Author)
Corporate Author: C.A.B. International (Publisher)
Language:English
Published: Oxfordshire, UK ; CAB International, [2019]
Subjects:
Food supply.
Genetically modified foods.
Food > Safety measures.
Online Access:
CAB eBooks: 2019 (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Digital Library)
Variant Title:
GM Agriculture and Food Security: Fears and Facts
Format: Electronic eBook
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?
  • Index.