CONTENTS

Title Page and Notice	i
Preface	iii
Summary	1
The Need for GM Technology in Agriculture	3
Examples of GM Technology That Would Benefit World Agriculture	7
Transgenic Plants and Human Health and Safety	15
Transgenic Plants and the Environment	19
Funds for Research on Transgenic Crops--The Balance Between Public and Private Sector	23
Capacity Building	27
Intellectual Property	29
References	35
Membership of Working Group and Methodology	39