GM Crops and the future of food and farming

FrankenThursday wants you to study more about GM issues and this journal we got at Eldis is just perfect to arm you with insights and facts about the interplay of GM on the issues of food and farming. A good read most def.
Download the PDF here….
Articles included:

Diversity in international biosafety regulation: MacKenzie, R.
From risks to rights in southern Africa: Mohamed Katerere, J.
Bt cotton: benefits for poor farmers?: Glover, D.
IPRs, biotechnology and development: Yamin, F.
Regulating biotechnology: Newell, P.
Corporate dominance and agricultural biotechnology: Glover, D.
The Chinese biotechnology experience: Keeley, J.
Biotechnology for Kenya: Odame, H., Kameri-Mbote, P. and Wafula, D.

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Rebecca Nesbit says:

May 11, 2011 at 8:59 pm

Thanks for that. So many different arguments to consider – I actually think it’s the social implications that concern me the most. I’ve been blogging about one of the issues here:
http://thesciencesays.southernfriedscience.com/?p=460

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