The Role of Biotechnology in a Sustainable Food Supply
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The Role of Biotechnology in a Sustainable Food Supply

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  2. English
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The Role of Biotechnology in a Sustainable Food Supply

About this book

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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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780521192347
eBook ISBN
9781139227315
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Botany
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. THE ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY
  3. Dedication
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Editors
  9. Contributing Authors
  10. Abbreviations
  11. 1: World Population Growth and Food Supply
  12. 2: Social Challenges: Public Opinion and Agricultural Biotechnology
  13. 3: Loving Biotechnology: Ethical Considerations
  14. 4: Biotechnology in Crop Production
  15. 5: Biotechnology and the Control of Viral Diseases of Crops
  16. 6: Animal Biotechnologies and Agricultural Sustainability
  17. 7: Genetically Engineered Crops Can Be Part of a Sustainable Food Supply: Food and Food Safety Issues
  18. 8: Ecological Considerations in Biotechnology: Ecological Concerns and Environmental Risks of Transgenic Crops
  19. 9: Organic Agriculture as an Alternative to a GE-Based System
  20. 10: A Case Study of Rice from Traditional Breeding to Genomics: Rice – Food for the Gods
  21. 11: Case Study: Healthy Grown Potatoes and Sustainability of Wisconsin Potato Production
  22. 12: Precautionary Practice of Risk Assessment
  23. 13: Risk Assessment Approaches and Implications
  24. 14: The Context for Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture
  25. 15: Agricultural Biotechnology: Equity and Prosperity
  26. Index

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