Food security and technology : fear Trumps hope? -- Expertise and opportunism : who should we listen to? -- The technology promise : how can we feed a world of more than 9 billion? -- The politicization of risk : is it safe? -- Industrial agriculture : who is the real winner? -- The nature of natural : whose preferences should dominate? -- The local food movement : can we be self-sufficient? -- Food labelling : what do people want? -- Genetic diversity in the agro-industrial era : what is at risk? -- The sustainability challenge : are we facing a chemical Armageddon? -- Plant vitality : will 'superweeds' strangle our future? -- The future of food security : where to from here?
Summary:
"Myths about biotechnology have prevented it from helping improve food security in the developing world. This book explores the myths and the reality under the following headings: The Sustainability Challenge: Is science leading to a chemical Armageddon? Plant Vitality: Will 'superweeds' strangle our future? Genetic Diversity: Will science drive monoculture and destroy the common heritage of mankind? Is it Safe? The politicization of risk and impacts on food safety, Industrial Agriculture and Corporate Profits: Who is the real winner? The Local Food Movement, Expertise and Opportunism: Who should we listen to? The Nature of Natural: Whose preferences should dominate? And Food Labelling: What does it really mean?"-- Provided by publisher.
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