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- Title
Genetic Engineering, the Farm Crisis, and World Hunger.
- Authors
Jordan, Carl F.
- Abstract
Focuses on the use of genetically modified crops, the issue of farm subsidies that promote overproduction, and how genetic engineering contributes to the financial crisis of farmers. Thermodynamic cost of genetic engineering; Alternative solutions to the agricultural problem of insect pests, diseases and weeds; Food production and the world hunger crisis; Reference to research by Conway (1997) into the economic and logistical problems of hunger in developing countries.
- Subjects
GENETICALLY modified foods; WORLD hunger; PLANT genetic engineering; AGRICULTURAL subsidies; FOOD supply
- Publication
BioScience, 2002, Vol 52, Issue 6, p523
- ISSN
0006-3568
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0523:GETFCA]2.0.CO;2