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Suggested Citation:"Membership of Working Group and Methodology." National Academy of Sciences. 2000. Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9889.
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MEMBERSHIP OF WORKING GROUP AND METHODOLOGY

The following individuals represented the Councils of The Royal Society of London, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the Brazilian Academy of Science, the Chinese Academy of Science, the Indian National Science Academy, the Mexican Academy of Science, and the Third World Academy of Science during the preparation of this report. The text of the report was produced following meetings at the Royal Society in London in July 1999 and February 2000, at which the issues covered in this report were discussed in detail.

The Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Dr. Ernesto Paterniani

Dr. Fernando Perez

Professor Fernando Reinach

Professor Jose Galizia Tundisi

The Chinese Academy of Sciences

Professor Zhihong Xu

Professor Rongxiang Fang

Professor Qian Yingqian

The Indian National Academy of Sciences

Professor R. P. Sharma

Professor S. K. Sopory

Suggested Citation:"Membership of Working Group and Methodology." National Academy of Sciences. 2000. Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9889.
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Reviewers on behalf of Council:

Professor P. N. Tandon, Chairman

Dr. H. K. Jain

Dr. Manju Sharma

Dr. R. S. Paroda

Dr. Anupam Varma

Ms. Suman Sahai

Dr. J. Thomas

Professor K. Muralidhar

The Mexican Academy of Sciences

Dr. Jorge Larson

Dr. Jorge Nieto Sotelo

Dr. Jose Sarukhan

The Royal Society of London

Professor Brian Heap FRS (Chairman of the Working Group)

Sir Aaron Klug OM PRS

Professor Michael Gale FRS

Professor Michael Lipton

Dr. Rebecca Bowden (Secretary to the Working Group)

Reviewed and approved by the Council of the Royal Society.

The Third World Academy of Science

Professor Muhammed Akhtar FRS

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Professor Bruce Alberts

Professor F. Sherwood Rowland

Professor Luis Sequiera

Professor R. James Cook

Professor Alex McCalla

Mr. John Campbell (Staff Officer to NAS Delegation)

Suggested Citation:"Membership of Working Group and Methodology." National Academy of Sciences. 2000. Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9889.
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Suggested Citation:"Membership of Working Group and Methodology." National Academy of Sciences. 2000. Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9889.
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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.

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