The Biotechnology Revolution In Global Agriculture

Author : Peter W. B. Phillips,George G. Khachatourians
Publisher : CABI
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0851998976

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The Biotechnology Revolution in Global Agriculture by Peter W. B. Phillips,George G. Khachatourians Pdf

Biotechnology processes are fundamentally changing the nature of the products being produced in the industry. Canola has been developed in Canada through such processes. It is a type of rapeseed that has an enhanced level of mono-unsaturated fatty acids, thus producing a healthier oil for human consumption. It is now being introduced to many other countries. This book reviews for the first time the global canola sector in order to identify fundamental trends resulting from the adoption of biotechnology. It examines the canola sector over an extended period, looking at:its local originsregional growth and international expansionanalyses of public policy affecting commercialisationestimates of the costs and benefits of changes.It is essential reading for government and industry researchers and students involved in the areas of agricultural economics, plant biotechnology and crop science.

Author : Henk Hobbelink
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0862328373

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Biotechnology and the Future of World Agriculture by Henk Hobbelink Pdf

This book deals with the technologies that make the commodification of the genetic ("fourth") resource possible and it discusses how these technologies affect agriculture, especially in developing countries

Author : Joseph J Molnar
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429713569

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Biotechnology And The New Agricultural Revolution by Joseph J Molnar Pdf

The advent of new methods in shaping the performance characteristics of plants, animals, and microbes dramatically expands the possibilities for advances in agriculture -- a new "Green Revolution" in the offing. This book examines the impact of such developments on agricultural institutions, agribusiness, and farmers: What happens when a fundamenta

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0821317415

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Agricultural Biotechnology by Anonim Pdf

Author : B. N. Prasad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Agricultural biotechnology
ISBN : UCAL:B3877050

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Role of Biotechnology in Agriculture by B. N. Prasad Pdf

In the context of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Steering Committee on Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology: Mapping the Course
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309178525

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Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Steering Committee on Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology: Mapping the Course Pdf

Many developing countries are exploring whether biotechnology has a role in addressing national issues such as food security and environmental remediation, and are considering whether the putative benefits of the technology-for example, enabling greater agricultural productivity and stability in the food supply-outweigh concerns that the technology might pose a danger-to biodiversity, health, and local jobs. Some policy leaders worry that their governments are not prepared to take control of this evolving technology and that introducing it into society would be a risky act. Others have suggested that taking no action carries more risk, given the dire need to produce more food. This book reports on an international workshop held to address these issues. Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology: Mapping the Course, organized by the National Research Council on October 24-25, 2004, in Washington, DC, focused on the potential applications of biotechnology and what developing countries might consider as they contemplate adopting biotechnology. Presenters at the workshop described applications of biotechnology that are already proving their utility in both developing and developed countries.

Author : Henk Hobbelink
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Agricultural biotechnology
ISBN : UIUC:30112097458852

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New Hope Or False Promise? by Henk Hobbelink Pdf

Author : Klaus M. Leisinger
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896296091

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Sociopolitical Effects of New Biotechnologies in Developing Countries. by Klaus M. Leisinger Pdf

Assuring food security for the next 25 years requires meeting a number of political, social, economic, and technical challenges. One of these is the successful use of new biotechnologies in agriculture. Research in recombinant genetics and biotechnology aims to develop plant varieties that provide reliable high yields at the same or lower costs by breeding in qualities such as resistance to disease, pests, and stress factors such as aridity. Realization of these goals could lead to tremendous gains in food production. However, biotechnology is now evoking the same objections that have been raised against the Green Revolution—that its benefits are distributed inequitably in favor of the large, rich farmers and that it is potentially environmentally destructive. In this brief, Leisinger discusses the need for biotechnology and its sociopolitical ramifications and he looks at the roles played by the public and private sectors. In conclusion, the author states that biotechnology offers no silver bullet for food security — there are no silver bullets—but biotechnology is an important instrument in the difficult fight against hunger. The sociopolitical obstacles must be removed not only for the successful implementation of biotechnology, but also for an equitable and sustainable tomorrow for the world.

Author : Matthew A. Schnurr
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780228000457

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Africa's Gene Revolution by Matthew A. Schnurr Pdf

As development donors invest hundreds of millions of dollars into improved crops designed to alleviate poverty and hunger, Africa has emerged as the final frontier in the global debate over agricultural biotechnology. The first data-driven assessment of the ecological, social, and political factors that shape our understanding of genetic modification, Africa's Gene Revolution surveys twenty years of efforts to use genomics-based breeding to enhance yields and livelihoods for African farmers. Matthew Schnurr considers the full range of biotechnologies currently in commercial use and those in development - including hybrids, marker-assisted breeding, tissue culture, and genetic engineering. Drawing on interviews with biotechnology experts alongside research conducted with more than two hundred farmers across eastern, western, and southern Africa, Schnurr reveals a profound incongruity between the optimistic rhetoric that accompanies genetic modification technology and the realities of the smallholder farmers who are its intended beneficiaries. Through the lens of political ecology, this book demonstrates that the current emphasis on improved seeds discounts the geographic, social, ecological, and economic contexts in which the producers of these crops operate. Bringing the voices of farmers to the foreground of this polarizing debate, Africa's Gene Revolution contends that meaningful change will come from a reconfiguration not only of the plant's genome, but of the entire agricultural system.

Author : B. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka,P. Gehl Sampath,Padmashree Gehl Sampath
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230277991

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The Gene Revolution and Global Food Security by B. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka,P. Gehl Sampath,Padmashree Gehl Sampath Pdf

Using the concept of innovation capacity, this book, using recent field data from countries in Asia and Africa, competently demonstrates how biotechnology can contribute to sustainable economic development. The approach articulates the imperative for developing countries to build up specific capabilities backed up by policies and institutions.

Author : N. Dane Scott
Publisher : Springer
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319960272

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Food, Genetic Engineering and Philosophy of Technology by N. Dane Scott Pdf

This book describes specific, well-know controversies in the genetic modification debate and connects them to deeper philosophical issues in philosophy of technology. It contributes to the current, far-reaching deliberations about the future of food, agriculture and society. Controversies over so-called Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) regularly appear in the press. The biotechnology debate has settled into a long-term philosophical dispute. The discussion goes much deeper than the initial empirical questions about whether or not GM food and crops are safe for human consumption or pose environmental harms that dominated news reports. In fact, the implications of this debate extend beyond the sphere of food and agriculture to encompass the general role of science and technology in society. The GM controversy provides an occasion to explore important issues in philosophy of technology. Researchers, teachers and students interested in agricultural biotechnology, philosophy of technology and the future of food and agriculture will find this exploration timely and thought provoking.

Author : Marc Lappe,Britt Bailey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134196869

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Against the Grain by Marc Lappe,Britt Bailey Pdf

The world's food production is undergoing a rapid and revolutionary transformation, but little is known about it and less is being done to question the wisdom of it. Within a very few years, much of what we eat will have been genetically engineered, without proper consideration of the issues of public health, consumer choice and ecological stability. Against the Grain argues that the consequences of this huge experiment could be catastrophic, and at the very least have been underestimated or ignored by the industries exploiting the new technologies. The authors have unearthed government and industry documents which show these new methods to be far from fail-safe or risk free. Comprehensively supported with facts and references, the book provides a full account of the science and technologies involved in producing 'transgenic plants'. It also explains the scale and speed of what is going on, and argues for full public accountability and control of new developments - before it is too late.

Author : Timothy M. Swanson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951D02171282L

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Biotechnology, Agriculture and the Developing World by Timothy M. Swanson Pdf

The product of research sponsored by the UK Department for International Development and a May 2000 workshop held in Rome, Italy, this book comprises 11 contributions from experts affiliated with the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (Rome, Italy) and the Institute for Plant Biology (U. of Zurich, Switzerland), and from academics in agriculture, food economics, law, and land economy affiliated with universities in the UK, US, and Italy. They investigate ways in which industrial changes implicit in new biotechnologies will affect modern agriculture; analyze industrial and distribution impacts, including consequences for developing countries; and look at genetic use restriction technologies and their implications for global agricultural production. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Nicanor Perlas
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1856493040

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Overcoming Illusions about Biotechnology by Nicanor Perlas Pdf

Proponents of the new biotechnologies claim how wonderful their benefits will be to agriculture and human health. But scientists and citizen groups are also increasingly concerned about the potential costs and adverse effects of these biotechnologies, especially genetic engineering. This book, by a Filipino scientist and a major practitioner of sustainable agriculture, begins with a general critique of the new agriculture biotechnologies. it then examines in detail the environmental, social, political, and ethical impacts of the new biotechnologies. It concludes with proposals to control the biotechnology revolution and for sustainable agriculture alternatives that need not depend on genetic engineering. This book is a timely contribution to one of the most critical controversies of our times, advocating for greater public awareness and adequate social control over a new technology that claims to be near-miraculous but may prove to be disastrous.

Author : Ian Scoones
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8125029443

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Science, Agriculture and the Politics of Policy by Ian Scoones Pdf

Science, Agriculture and the Politics of Policy examines the intersections of globalisation, technology and politics through a detailed, empirically-based examination of agricultural biotechnology in India. The focus is on Bangalore and Karnataka, a part of India which has seen a massive growth in biotech enterprises, experimentation with GM cotton and a contested policy debate about the role biotechnology should play in economic development. The book asks what does this new suite of technologies mean - for society, for politics and for the way agriculture, food and rural livelihoods are thought about? Can biotech deliver a second Green Revolution, and so transform agriculture and rescue the countryside and its people from crisis and poverty? Or is it more complex than this? Through a detailed case study, the aim of the book is to discuss, question and refine these broader debates, locating an understanding of biotechnology firmly within an understanding of society and politics.