GM Agriculture and Food Security - Smyth, Stuart; Kerr, William A; Phillips, Peter W B
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"Myths about biotechnology have prevented it from helping improve food security in the developing world. This book explores the myths and the reality under the following headings: The Sustainability Challenge: Is science leading to a chemical Armageddon? Plant Vitality: Will 'superweeds' strangle our future? Genetic Diversity: Will science drive monoculture and destroy the common heritage of mankind? Is it Safe? The politicization of risk and impacts on food safety, Industrial Agriculture and Corporate Profits: Who is the real winner? The Local Food Movement, Expertise and Opportunism: Who…mehr

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"Myths about biotechnology have prevented it from helping improve food security in the developing world. This book explores the myths and the reality under the following headings: The Sustainability Challenge: Is science leading to a chemical Armageddon? Plant Vitality: Will 'superweeds' strangle our future? Genetic Diversity: Will science drive monoculture and destroy the common heritage of mankind? Is it Safe? The politicization of risk and impacts on food safety, Industrial Agriculture and Corporate Profits: Who is the real winner? The Local Food Movement, Expertise and Opportunism: Who should we listen to? The Nature of Natural: Whose preferences should dominate? And Food Labelling: What does it really mean?"--
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Dr. Stuart Smyth is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, where he holds the Industry Research Chair in Agri-Food Innovation. His research focuses on sustainability, agriculture, innovation and food. Dr. Smyth publishes a weekly blog on these topics at: www.SAIFood.ca. Smyth is part of a large group of scientists at the University of Saskatchewan that received $37 million in 2015 targeted towards designing crops that will improve global food security.