Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development

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.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Additional text

“This book is the second publication in the ‘Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy’ series, and targets both professional and lay audiences. … this book can be recommended to a wide readership; excellently written, it is one of the first books to address both the technical and policy dimensions of GMCs in development.” (George H. L. Rothschild, Food Security, Vol. 8, 2016)

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"This book is the second publication in the 'Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy' series, and targets both professional and lay audiences. ... this book can be recommended to a wide readership; excellently written, it is one of the first books to address both the technical and policy dimensions of GMCs in development." (George H. L. Rothschild, Food Security, Vol. 8, 2016)

Product details

• Authors: Matin Qaim
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2019
• EAN: 9781349958443
• ISBN: 978-1-349-95844-3
• No. of pages: 206
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 13 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 293 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 206 p.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Agricultur
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Greenpeace, B, Industrien und Branchenstudien, Industrielle Organisation, Entwicklungsökonomie und Schwellenländer, Agrarwissenschaften, Agrarwirtschaft und primärer Sektor, Agriculture, Environmental Economics, Genome Editing, Economics and Finance, Industries, Industrial Organization, Management science, Agricultural science, Economics of industrial organisation, Industry & industrial studies, Development Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Agribusiness & primary industries, Agricultural Economics, Green revolution, health risks, intellectual property rights (IPRs), GMOs