Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development
โ Scribed by Matin Qaim (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 221
- Series
- Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
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.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Plant Breeding and Agricultural Development....Pages 15-38
Potentials and Risks of GM Crops....Pages 39-56
Adoption and Impacts of GM Crops....Pages 57-84
New and Future GM Crop Applications....Pages 85-107
GM Crop Regulation....Pages 109-134
The Complex Public Debate....Pages 135-163
Conclusions....Pages 165-180
Back Matter....Pages 181-206
โฆ Subjects
Environmental Economics; Development Economics; Industrial Organization; Industries; Agriculture; Agricultural Economics
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