LEADER 05036nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910458068303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-05271-X 010 $a9786611052713 010 $a0-08-048886-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000363775 035 $a(EBL)294144 035 $a(OCoLC)476056928 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000161644 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11170860 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161644 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10199369 035 $a(PQKB)10015945 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC294144 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL294144 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10186302 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL105271 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000363775 100 $a20010509d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGenetically modified organisms in agriculture$b[electronic resource] $eeconomics and politics /$fedited by Gerald C. Nelson 210 $aSan Diego, CA $cAcademic Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (359 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-12-515422-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Part 1: Analysis of Current GMO Benefits and Costs; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Traits and Techniques of GMOs; Chapter 3. The Economics of Technology Adoption; Chapter 4. GMO Adoption and Private Cost Savings: GR Soybeans at Bt Corn; Chapter 5. Simulation of World Market Effects: The 2010 World Market With and Without Bt Corn and GR Soybeans; Chapter 6. Cotton GMO Adoption and Private Profitability; Chapter 7. GMO Adoption and Nonmarket Effects 327 $aChapter 8. The Stakeholders and the Struggle for Public Opinion, Regulatory Control and Market DevelopmentChapter 9. The Domestic and Regional Regulatory Environment; Chapter 10. International Institutions, World Trade Rules, and GMOs; Chapter 11. Market Responses to Consumer Demand and Regulatory Change; Chapter 12. Looking to the Future; Part 2: Perspectives on the Controversies; Section 1: Farm Perspectives; Chapter 13. Biotechnology Crops - A Producer's Perspective; Chapter 14. Genetically Modified Crops and the American Agricultural Producer; Section 2: Government Perspectives 327 $aChapter 15. Toward Common Ground: Roles of Markets and PolicyChapter 16. The Economics of Agricultural Biotechnology: Differences and Similarities in the US and the EU; Section 3: Developing Country Perspectives; Chapter 17. Modern Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Country Food Security; Chapter 18. GMOs: A Miracle?; Section 4: Environmental Perspectives; Chapter 19. GMOs in Agriculture: An Environmental Perspective; Chapter 20. Genetically Modified Organisms Can Help Save the Planet; Section 5: Consumer Issues - Food Safety/Labeling 327 $aChapter 21. Genetic Engineering: A Technology Ahead of the Science and Public Policy?Chapter 22. Food Industry Perspective on Safety and Labeling of Biotechnology; Chapter 23. GMO Regulations: Food Safety or Trade Barrier?; Chapter 24. Genetically Engineered Food: Make Sure It's Safe and Label It; Section 6: Life Sciences Industry; Chapter 25. Ag Biotech: Our Past and Our Future; Part 3: Special Topics; Chapter 26. A Short History of Agricultural Biotechnology; Chapter 27. Plant Genetic Modification Technologies; Chapter 28. Bt Corn and the Monarch Butterfly: Research Update 327 $aChapter 29. The Beef Hormone Dispute Between the United States and the EUAgricultural Biotech Glossary; GMO Field Trials in Europe; References and Further Reading; Index 330 $aGenetically modified crops have become a topic of great interest among scientists, regulators, consumers, farmers, and politicians. Despite their potential benefits, public hostility toward these crops is causing dramatic changes to import/export policies, food safety regulations, and agricultural practices around the world. Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture provides a comprehensive overview of the subject and a balanced look at the costs and benefits of GMO products.Part I reviews the scientific, economic, and political issues relating to the use of agricultural GM 606 $aFood$xBiotechnology$xEconomic aspects 606 $aGenetically modified foods$xEconomic aspects 606 $aFood supply$xGovernment policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFood$xBiotechnology$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aGenetically modified foods$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aFood supply$xGovernment policy. 676 $a338.1/6 21 676 $a338.16 676 $a631.5233 701 $aNelson$b Gerald C$0286187 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458068303321 996 $aGenetically modified organisms in agriculture$92490139 997 $aUNINA