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Singh / Borthakur / Kumar

GM Crop Policies and Challenges

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-0-323-85145-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science
Erscheinungstermin: 03.01.2022
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GM Crop Policies and Challenges contains both theoretical and empirical evidence of a broad range of aspects of GM crop policies throughout the world. Emphasizing world agriculture production and ethics of GM crops, the book balances insights into various discussions around the use of GM crops, including soil health, effects on animals, environmental sustainability impact, and ethical issues. Modern agriculture is directly and explicitly characterized by the adoption of new technologies, their developmental processes and emerging scientific approaches.

This book will be useful for researchers in agricultural policy and economics, agricultural biotechnology, soil science, genetic engineering, ethics, environmental management, sustainable development and NGOs.



- Discusses ethics, varieties, research trends and success stories of genetic modification
- Includes both crop production and human health impacts
- Compares and contrasts GM policies from around the world


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9780323851459
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-0-323-85145-9
  • Verlag: Elsevier Science
  • Erscheinungstermin: 03.01.2022
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2022
  • Produktform: Kartoniert
  • Seiten: 440
  • Format (B x H): 152 x 229 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
Autoren/Hrsg.

Herausgeber

Dr Pardeep Singh is presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, at PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India The area of his doctoral research is degradation of organic pollutants through various indigenous isolated microbes and by using various types of photocatalytic.

Dr. Anwesha Borthakur is a research fellow at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has an M.Phil and PhD in Science Policy Studies. The area of her both M.Phil and PhD studies was waste management and policy implications in India. She has published more than 30 papers/chapters in international peer-reviewed journals and books. Presently working as a Post Doctoral Fellow.

Dr. Rishikesh Singh has completed his PhD from Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. His research interests are in soil carbon dynamics, land- use change and management, emerging agronomic practices, biochar and carbon sequestration. His current research assignment is based on environmental impact analysis of traditional and emergent agronomic practices in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. He has published several research and review articles and is a reviewer of several international journals of Elsevier, Taylor and Francis and Springer Nature groups.

1. Understanding GM crops, definition and historical facts 2. World Agriculture production and need of GM crops 3. Ethics and GM: A critical analysis 4. GM crops and its success stories with respect to agriculture productions 5. Research trends in GM plants 6. Environmental and Health Impacts from GM Crop Adoption 7. GM Crops as a Food Security Solution 8. Market and Regulations of Genetically Modified Crops 9. Ethical issues in use of GM Crops 10. Sustainable cultivation of GM crops in the Era of Global Climate Change 11. Food safety issues and challenges of GM Crops 12. GM crop's impacts on soil health and Quality 13. IPR challenges and GM crops

Case studies 1. Status and policies of GM crops in Asia (India, China and Pakistan) 2. Status and policies of GM crops in Europe 3. Status and policies of GM crops in the US 4. Status and policies of GM crops in Russia 5. Status and policies of GM crops in African countries 6. Status and policies of GM crops in Middle Eastern countries