Genetic Engineering in Agriculture: The Myths, Environmental Risks, and Alternatives

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Food First Books, 2004 - Nature - 110 pages
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As debate rages over the costs and benefits of genetically engineered crops, noted agroecologist Miguel Altieri lucidly examines some of the issue's most basic and pressing questions:

  • Are transgenic crops similar to conventionally bred crops?
  • Are transgenic crops safe to eat?
  • Does biotechnology increase yields?
  • Does it reduce pesticide use?
  • What are the costs to American farmers?
  • Will biotechnology benefit poor farmers?
  • Can biotechnology coexist with other forms of agriculture?
  • What are the known and potential environmental and biological risks?
  • What alternatives do we have to genetically modified crops?
 

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TitleGenetic Engineering in Agriculture: The Myths, Environmental Risks, and Alternatives
Issue 1 of Food first special report
AuthorMiguel A. Altieri
Editionrevised
PublisherFood First Books, 2004
ISBN0935028935, 9780935028935
Length110 pages
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Nature / Ecology
Science / Biotechnology
Science / Environmental Science
Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General
  
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