Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture

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Size: 46 pages, 7 x 10

Publication Year:2000

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Prepared by the Royal Society of London, the US National Academy of Sciences, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the Third World Academy of Sciences
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This report concludes that steps must be taken to meet the urgent need for sustainable practices in world agriculture if the demands of an expanding world population are to be met without destroying the environment or natural resource base. In ...
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Front Matter	i-iv
Contents	v-vi	(skim)
Summary	1-2	(skim)
The Need for GM Technology in Agriculture	3-6	(skim)
Examples of GM Technology That Would Benefit World Agriculture	7-14	(skim)
Transgenic Plants and Human Health and Safety	15-18	(skim)
Transgenic Plants and the Environment	19-22	(skim)
Funds for Research on Transgenic Crops The Balance Between Public and Private Sector	23-26	(skim)
Capacity Building	27-28	(skim)
Intellectual Property	29-34	(skim)
References	35-38	(skim)
Membership of Working Group and Methodology	39-40	(skim)

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This report concludes that steps must be taken to meet the urgent need for sustainable practices in world agriculture if the demands of an expanding world population are to be met without destroying the environment or natural resource base. In particular, GM technology, coupled with important developments in other areas, should be used to increase the production of main food staples, improve the efficiency of production, reduce the environmental impact of agriculture, and provide access to food for small-scale farmers. However, concerted, organized efforts must be undertaken to investigate the potential health and environmental effects both positive and negative of GM technologies in their specific applications. These must be assessed against the background of effects from conventional agricultural technologies that are currently in use.