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Author : Matin Qaim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Agricultural biotechnology
ISBN : CORNELL:31924077301822
Author : Matin Qaim,Anatole F. Krattiger,Joachim von Braun
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781475731781
Biotechnology offers great potential to contribute to sustainable agricultural growth, food security and poverty alleviation in developing countries. Yet there are economic and institutional constraints at national and international levels that inhibit the poor people's access to appropriate biotechnological innovations. Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Towards Optimizing the Benefits for the Poor addresses the major constraints. Twenty-three chapters, written by a wide range of scholars and stake-holders, provide an up-to-date analysis of agricultural biotechnology developments in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Besides the expected economic and social impacts, the challenges for an adjustment of the international research structure are discussed, with a special focus on intellectual property rights and the roles of the main research organizations. Harnessing the comparative advantages of the public and private sectors through innovative partnerships is the only way forward to optimize the benefits of biotechnology for the poor. The book will be an invaluable resource for both academics and policy-makers concerned with agricultural biotechnology in context of developing-countries.
Author : O Kaul
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482294378
This book focuses on critical issues in the development of transgenic crops, their problems and prospects, both in developed and developing countries. It deals with genetically-modified herbicide tolerant crops and transgenic crops that resist diseases.
Author : Gad Loebenstein,John Peter Carr
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402037801
This book is a first attempt to link well-known plant resistance phenomena with emerging concepts in molecular biology. Resistance phenomena such as the local lesion response, induced resistance, "green islands" and resistance in various crop plants are linked with new information on gene-silencing mechanisms, gene silencing suppressors, movement proteins and plasmodesmatal gating, downstream signalling components, and more.
Author : Sven Erik Jorgensen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 3513 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781439829332
Winner of an Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE Magazine Encyclopedia of Environmental Management gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions. Through in-depth entries and a topical table of contents, readers will quickly find answers to questions about specific pollution and management issues. Edited by the esteemed Sven Erik Jørgensen and an advisory board of renowned specialists, this four-volume set shares insights from more than 500 contributors—all experts in their fields. The encyclopedia provides basic knowledge for an integrated and ecologically sound management system. Nearly 400 alphabetical entries cover everything from air, soil, and water pollution to agriculture, energy, global pollution, toxic substances, and general pollution problems. Using a topical table of contents, readers can also search for entries according to the type of problem and the methodology. This allows readers to see the overall picture at a glance and find answers to the core questions: What is the pollution problem, and what are its sources? What is the "big picture," or what background knowledge do we need? How can we diagnose the problem, both qualitatively and quantitatively, using monitoring and ecological models, indicators, and services? How can we solve the problem with environmental technology, ecotechnology, cleaner technology, and environmental legislation? How do we address the problem as part of an integrated management strategy? This accessible encyclopedia examines the entire spectrum of tools available for environmental management. An indispensable resource, it guides environmental managers to find the best possible solutions to the myriad pollution problems they face. Also Available Online This Taylor & Francis encyclopedia is also available through online subscription, offering a variety of extra benefits for researchers, students, and librarians, including: Citation tracking and alerts Active reference linking Saved searches and marked lists HTML and PDF format options Contact us to inquire about subscription options and print/online combination packages. US: (Tel) 1.888.318.2367 / (email) [email protected] International: (Tel) +44 (0) 20 7017 6062 / (email) [email protected]
Author : Brian D. Fath,Sven Erik Jorgensen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000062069
Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, Environmental Management Handbook, Second Edition, gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions. Through in-depth entries and a topical table of contents, readers will quickly find answers to questions about environmental problems and their corresponding management issues. This six-volume set is a reimagining of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Environmental Management, published in 2013, and features insights from more than 400 contributors, all experts in their field. The experience, evidence, methods, and models used in studying environmental management are presented here in six stand-alone volumes, arranged along the major environmental systems. Features The first handbook that demonstrates the key processes and provisions for enhancing environmental management Addresses new and cutting-edge topics on ecosystem services, resilience, sustainability, food–energy–water nexus, socio-ecological systems, and more Provides an excellent basic knowledge on environmental systems, explains how these systems function, and offers strategies on how to best manage them Includes the most important problems and solutions facing environmental management today In this second volume, Managing Biological and Ecological Systems, the reader is introduced to the general concepts and processes of the biosphere and all its systems. This volume explains how these systems function and provides strategies on how to best manage them. It serves as an excellent resource for finding basic knowledge on the biosphere and ecological systems and includes important problems and solutions that environmental managers face today. This book practically demonstrates the key processes, methods, and models used in studying environmental management.
Author : Sven Erik Jorgensen,Brian D. Fath
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 3829 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000082548
Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, the Handbook of Environmental Management, Second Edition, gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions. Through in-depth entries, and a topical table of contents, readers will quickly find answers to questions about pollution and management issues. This six-volume set is a reimagining of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Environmental Management, published in 2013, and features insights from more than 500 contributors, all experts in their fields. The experience, evidence, methods, and models used in studying environmental management is presented here in six stand-alone volumes, arranged along the major environmental systems. Features of the new edition: The first handbook that demonstrates the key processes and provisions for enhancing environmental management. Addresses new and cutting -edge topics on ecosystem services, resilience, sustainability, food-energy-water nexus, socio-ecological systems and more. Provides an excellent basic knowledge on environmental systems, explains how these systems function and offers strategies on how to best manage them. Includes the most important problems and solutions facing environmental management today.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781848880627
Engaging with Environmental Justice: Governance, Education and Citizenship is a compilation of theoretical and empirical works presented during the 9th Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship conference of the Inter-disciplinary Net in Oxford, U. K.
Author : Gerald C. Nelson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001-03-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080488868
Genetically modified crops have become a topic of great interest among scientists, regulators, consumers, farmers, and politicians. Despite their potential benefits, public hostility toward these crops is causing dramatic changes to import/export policies, food safety regulations, and agricultural practices around the world. Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture provides a comprehensive overview of the subject and a balanced look at the costs and benefits of GMO products. Part I reviews the scientific, economic, and political issues relating to the use of agricultural GMOs. Chapters cover specific applications, regulatory concerns, import/export patterns, international trade issues, and a discussion of future trends. Part II offers a unique look at all sides of the GMO controversies, with short chapters contributed by leading individuals with widely different perspectives. Part III presents a more in-depth look at selected issues plus helpful reference materials. This book makes the latest information on GMOs accessible to all interested parties, including students, laypeople, scientists, activists, and professionals working in related fields. * Additional detailed footnotes and references for the academic * International contributions from the US, Europe and India * Covers the perspectives of different groups involved in the controversies: governments, environmental agencies, consumers, industrial agencies and the developing world
Author : C. D. Swarna Latha
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Bioengineering
ISBN : 8183561950
The intention of the present book entitled Eco-tourism and Environmental Management is to lay stress on the operating geomorphic processes and the assemblage of resultant landforms which have fascinated the Pachmarhi hills as an Eden of Bliss and provided the nice balance of natural beauty for the development of tourism industry. Process and form are the synonym of topography and thus the topo-culture has been defined through quantitative techniques and qualitative approaches. Nature attracts the man on their beauty and if the affection is marked too deep, it may cause the arrival of their lovers many times to quench the thirst. In this respect, it is noteworthy if on earth be an eden of bliss, it is Pachmarhi a hill resort, a trekker s paradise, the queen of Satpura and the most verdant jewel of Madhya Pradesh where nature has found exquisite expression in myriad enchanting ways. The observations have been made on the basis of the topographical sheets (Survey of India) interpretation and the extensive field survey of the area. The evaluation of terrain is made through morphometric tools denoting the facts from topo sheets and the problems and prospects have been raised by the judgement of field knowledge. Effects have been made to discuss and explain the topic through scientific approaches. The book comprises seven chapters including sections subsequently. Each chapter separately stands complete in itself but it is interlinked with the succeeding one, presenting a consummate finish with its conclusion.
Author : V Valpuesta
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1855734672
The genetic modification of foods is one of the most significant developments in food processing, and one of the most controversial. This important collection reviews its application to fruit and vegetables. Part 1 looks at techniques and their applications in improving production and product quality. Part 2 discusses how genetic modification has been applied to specific crops, whilst Part 3 considers safety and consumer issues.
Author : Jules Janick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118100493
Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving crop genetic resources is vital to the security of food systems worldwide. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a fundamental understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops. The series is sponsored by the American Society for Horticultural Science and appears in the form of one or two volumes per year.
Author : Gerardo Otero
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780292752832
Recent decades have seen tremendous changes in Latin America's agricultural sector, resulting from a broad program of liberalization instigated under pressure from the United States, the IMF, and the World Bank. Tariffs have been lifted, agricultural markets have been opened and privatized, land reform policies have been restricted or eliminated, and the perspective has shifted radically toward exportation rather than toward the goal of feeding local citizens. Examining the impact of these transformations, the contributors to Food for the Few: Neoliberal Globalism and Biotechnology in Latin America paint a somber portrait, describing local peasant farmers who have been made responsible for protecting impossibly vast areas of biodiversity, or are forced to specialize in one genetically modified crop, or who become low-wage workers within a capitalized farm complex. Using dozens of examples such as these, the deleterious consequences are surveyed from the perspectives of experts in diverse fields, including anthropology, economics, geography, political science, and sociology. From Kathy McAfee's "Exporting Crop Biotechnology: The Myth of Molecular Miracles," to Liz Fitting's "Importing Corn, Exporting Labor: The Neoliberal Corn Regime, GMOs, and the Erosion of Mexican Biodiversity," Food for the Few balances disturbing findings with hopeful assessments of emerging grassroots alternatives. Surveying not only the Latin American conditions that led to bankruptcy for countless farmers but also the North's practices, such as the heavy subsidies implemented to protect North American farmers, these essays represent a comprehensive, keenly informed response to a pivotal global crisis.
Author : Jennifer A. Thomson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 0801473683
Plants have long been genetically modified through crossbreeding and other basic agricultural techniques to make crops more resilient, nutritious, and profitable. In recent decades, however, advances in genetic engineering--including the ability to blend genetic material from animals with that of plants--have allowed farmers to grow crops that resist insect pests, weeds, viruses, and drought; provide increased iron or beta carotene; deliver vaccines and antibodies; reduce common allergens and pollutants; and augment marketable qualities such as delayed ripening. The complicated scientific, environmental, legal, cultural, and ethical issues surrounding these crops are being hotly debated all over the world. In Seeds for the Future, an internationally respected molecular geneticist and food researcher, Jennifer A. Thomson, describes how these crops are developed, distributed, and regulated.
Author : Smale, Melinda,Zambrano, Patricia,Gruère, Guillaume,Falck-Zepeda, José,Matuschke, Ira,Horna, Daniela,Nagarajan, Latha,Yerramareddy, Indira,Jones, Hannah
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780896295117
As progressively more farmers in developing countries begin using biotech crops, careful evaluation of such crops' benefits becomes ever more important.This food policy review examines the applied economics literature regarding the impact of biotech crops on non-industrialized agriculture, and investigates the research methods used in assessing how these crops affect farmers, consumers, the agricultural sector as a whole, and international trade. This analysis offers a tool for researchers who seek to produce objective, relevant analysis of emerging crop biotechnologies that can in turn be used by national policymakers in developing countries.
