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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2012
      31 January 2012
      ISBN:
      9781139026710
      9780521192347
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139026710
      Dimensions:
      (253 x 177 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.8kg, 296 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Plant Sciences, Life Sciences, Biotechnology
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    A challenge of our generation is the creation of an efficient system providing sustainable food and fuel from the land whilst also preserving biodiversity and ecosystems. We must feed a human population that is expected to grow to more than nine billion by mid-century. Agricultural biotechnology is one tool that holds potential promise to alleviate hunger and poverty. However, there are complex and interrelated scientific, social, political and ethical questions regarding the widespread use of biotechnology in the food supply. This edited volume discusses diverse perspectives on sustainable food production systems in terms of challenges, opportunities, success stories, barriers and risks associated with agricultural and food biotechnology. The effects of biotechnology on the environment, ethical and moral issues, potential changes to government policies and economics, and social implications are summarised. This book will interest students, professionals and researchers from the areas of bioengineering, agriculture and ecosystem science to economics and political science.

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    "This work represents a fair and wide-ranging exploration of the economic, environmental, and moral repercussions of genetically engineered crops."
    -M.J. Stone, Choice

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