Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture : Economics and Politics.
Title:
Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture : Economics and Politics.
Author:
Nelson, Gerald C.
ISBN:
9780080488868
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (359 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Part 1: Analysis of Current GMO Benefits and Costs -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Traits and Techniques of GMOs -- Chapter 3. The Economics of Technology Adoption -- Chapter 4. GMO Adoption and Private Cost Savings: GR Soybeans at Bt Corn -- Chapter 5. Simulation of World Market Effects: The 2010 World Market With and Without Bt Corn and GR Soybeans -- Chapter 6. Cotton GMO Adoption and Private Profitability -- Chapter 7. GMO Adoption and Nonmarket Effects -- Chapter 8. The Stakeholders and the Struggle for Public Opinion, Regulatory Control and Market Development -- Chapter 9. The Domestic and Regional Regulatory Environment -- Chapter 10. International Institutions, World Trade Rules, and GMOs -- Chapter 11. Market Responses to Consumer Demand and Regulatory Change -- Chapter 12. Looking to the Future -- Part 2: Perspectives on the Controversies -- Section 1: Farm Perspectives -- Chapter 13. Biotechnology Crops - A Producer's Perspective -- Chapter 14. Genetically Modified Crops and the American Agricultural Producer -- Section 2: Government Perspectives -- Chapter 15. Toward Common Ground: Roles of Markets and Policy -- Chapter 16. The Economics of Agricultural Biotechnology: Differences and Similarities in the US and the EU -- Section 3: Developing Country Perspectives -- Chapter 17. Modern Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Country Food Security -- Chapter 18. GMOs: A Miracle? -- Section 4: Environmental Perspectives -- Chapter 19. GMOs in Agriculture: An Environmental Perspective -- Chapter 20. Genetically Modified Organisms Can Help Save the Planet -- Section 5: Consumer Issues - Food Safety/Labeling -- Chapter 21. Genetic Engineering: A Technology Ahead of the Science and Public Policy?.
Chapter 22. Food Industry Perspective on Safety and Labeling of Biotechnology -- Chapter 23. GMO Regulations: Food Safety or Trade Barrier? -- Chapter 24. Genetically Engineered Food: Make Sure It's Safe and Label It -- Section 6: Life Sciences Industry -- Chapter 25. Ag Biotech: Our Past and Our Future -- Part 3: Special Topics -- Chapter 26. A Short History of Agricultural Biotechnology -- Chapter 27. Plant Genetic Modification Technologies -- Chapter 28. Bt Corn and the Monarch Butterfly: Research Update -- Chapter 29. The Beef Hormone Dispute Between the United States and the EU -- Agricultural Biotech Glossary -- GMO Field Trials in Europe -- References and Further Reading -- Index.
Abstract:
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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