| Implication Analysis for Biotechnology Regulation and Management in Africa: Baseline Studies for Assessment of Potential Effects of Genetically Modifi Contributor(s): Breckling, Broder (Editor), Aheto, Denis Worlanyo (Author) |
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ISBN: 363159450X ISBN-13: 9783631594506 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $86.31 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Science | Biotechnology - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| LCCN: 2009499814 |
| Series: Theorie in Der Okologie |
| Physical Information: 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are traded as staple crops on the world market. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety gives sovereign rights to each country to implement its own regulatory regime to protect their landscapes and agricultural heritage. Data on the receiving environment for countries in Africa are limited. How would it be possible to maintain the options of agriculture with or without GMO, and organic farming? Decisions require not only lab-testing of crops but also data on the different agricultural structures, field sizes, and socioeconomic conditions. This book presents an introduction into the topic, experiences from biosafety research executed in the EU and most important, insight into small-scale African agriculture that is of highest relevance for food security of a population majority. The data substantiates, that crop purity as a condition to maintain cultivation options and access export markets require highest attention and solutions that still have to be found. |
