Feeding the World: A Look at BioTechnology and World Hunger

Michael Rodemeyer

Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Copyright
……Page 2
Preface……Page 3
Contents……Page 5
Introduction……Page 7
HUNGER REMAINS……Page 9
CONSTRAINTS TO FURTHER INCREASES IN FOOD PRODUCTION IN DEVELOPING NATIONS……Page 11
BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT……Page 12
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY……Page 13
STATUS OF GM CROPS WORLDWIDE……Page 14
INTRODUCTION……Page 15
AGRONOMIC TRAITS……Page 16
QUALITY TRAITS……Page 18
GOLDEN RICE……Page 19
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS……Page 21
HUMAN HEALTH RISKS……Page 23
DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT, AND CAPACITY……Page 25
RISK MANAGEMENT……Page 28
SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES……Page 29
Summary……Page 31
End Notes……Page 33