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Successful agricultural innovation in emerging economies : new genetic technologies for global food production /
"World population is forecast to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050, 1 in 6 is already hungry and food production must increase by 70-100% if it is to feed this growing population. No single solution will solve this problem but recent developments in the genetic technologies of plant breeding can...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The issues of plant science and food security. Introduction / David Baulcombe ; Reaping the benefits of plant science for food security / David Baulcombe ; Global population growth, food security and food and farming for the future / Jim M. Dunwell ; New genetic crops in a global context / Gordon Conway and Katy Wilson ; The economic and environmental impact of first-generation biotech crops / Graham Brookes ; Germplasm diversity and genetics to drive plant breeding for Africa / Wayne Powell and Tina Barsby ; Using molecular breeding to improve orphan crops for emerging economies / Ian Graham
- New genetic crops across the emerging world. Introduction / Christopher J. Leaver ; Status of crop biotechnology and biosafety in Africa / Diran Makinde ; Transforming agriculture in Argentina : the role of genetically modified (GM) crops / Eduardo J. Trigo and Eugenio J. Cap ; China : earlier experiences and future prospects / Lu Bao-Rong ; Genetically engineered crops would ensure food security in India / Chavali Kameswara Rao ; Plant genetic improvement and sustainable agriculture / Pamela Ronald ; Nutritional enhancement by biofortification of staple crops / Adrian Dubock ; Transforming the cowpea, an African orphan staple crop grown predominantly by women / Larry Murdock, Idah Sithole-Niang and T.J.V. Higgins ; Transgenic marine algae for aquaculture : a coupled solution for protein sufficiency / Jonathan Gressel
- Lessons learned about implementing new genetics crops in policy. Introduction / Brian Heap ; Enabling factors for an innovation-ready agricultural landscape in African countries / Samuel Burckhardt [and others] ; Regulatory systems and agricultural biotechnology / Mark F. Cantley and Drew L. Kershen ; Biotechnology research for innovation and sustainability in agriculture in the European Union / Alfredo Aguilar [and others] ; Europe, GM crops and food : understanding the past, looking to the future / Martin Porter ; US international engagement in agricultural research and trade / Jack A. Bobo and Roger Beachy
- Social, legal, ethical and political issues. Introduction / David J. Bennett ; Have GM crops and food a future in Europe? / George Gaskell, Sally Stares and Claude Fischler ; Dealing with challenges and societal expectations : the industry's response / Nathalie Moll and Carel du Marchie Sarvaas ; Media and GM : a journalist's challenge / Tim Radford ; The environmental movement's earlier and current viewpoints and positions / Piet Schenkelaars ; Social and ethical issues raised by NGOs and how they can be understood / Richard C. Jennings ; Advancing the cause in emerging economies / Klaus Ammann.