The role of biotechnology in a sustainnable food supply
"This publication addresses the role of biotechnology in a sustainable food supply in the 21st century. What sets this book apart is the thread that connects the broad subject matters and diverse author group. The chapters focus on the challenges, opportunities, success stories, barriers and ri...
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press ,
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Table of Contents:
- 1. World population growth and food supply
- 2. Social challenges: public opinion and agricultural biotechnology
- 3. Loving biotechnology : ethics considerations
- 4. Biotechnology in crop production
- 5. Biotechnology and the control of viral diseases of crops
- 6. Animal biotechnologies and agricultural sustainability
- 7. Genetically engineered crops can be part of a sustainable food supply : food and food safety issues
- 8. Ecological considerations in biotechnology : ecological concerns and environmental risks at transgenic crops
- 9. Organic agriculture as an alternative to a GE-based system
- 10. A case study of rice : from traditional breeding to genomics : rice-food for the gods
- 11. Case study : healthy grown potatoes and sustainability of Wisconsin potato production
- 12. Precautionary practice of risk assessment
- 13. Risk assessment approaches and implications
- 15. Agricultural biotechnology : equity and prosperity