Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development

Matin Qaim (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2016
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-40571-5 (ISBN)

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This book analyzes the impacts of current and possible future GM crop applications and shows that these technologies can contribute substantially to sustainable agricultural development and food security.

Matin Qaim is Professor of International Food Economics and Rural Development at the University of Goettingen, Germany. He has over 20 years of research experience in countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. He has published widely in academic journals and is member of various scientific and policy advisory committees.

1. Introduction.- 2. Plant Breeding and Agricultural Development.- 3. Potentials and Risks of GM Crops.- 4. Adoption and Impacts of GM Crops.- 5. New and Future GM Crop Applications.- 6. GM Crop Regulation.- 7. The Complex Public Debate.- 8. Conclusions.

Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 206 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	3894 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-137-40571-6 / 1137405716
ISBN-13	978-1-137-40571-5 / 9781137405715
Zustand	Neuware