ISBN: 9781559639460

<pEngineering the Farm offers a wide-ranging examination of the social and ethical issues surrounding the production and consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with lead… More...

<pEngineering the Farm offers a wide-ranging examination of the social and ethical issues surrounding the production and consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with leading thinkers and activists taking a broad theoretical approach to the subject. Topics covered include: <ul<lithe historical roots of the anti-biotechnology movement <liethical issues involved in introducing genetically altered crops <liquestions of patenting and labeling <lithe precautionary principle and its role in the regulation of GMOs <lieffects of genetic modification on the world's food supply <liecological concerns and impacts on traditional varieties of domesticated crops <lipotential health effects of GMOs</ul<pContributors argue that the scope, scale, and size of the present venture in crop modification is so vast and intensive that a thoroughgoing review of agricultural biotechnology must consider its global, moral, cultural, and ecological impacts as well as its effects on individual consumers. Throughout, they argue that more research is needed on genetically modified food and that consumers are entitled to specific information about how food products have been developed.<pDespite its increasing role in worldwide food production, little has been written about the broader social and ethical implications of GMOs. Engineering the Farm offers a unique approach to the subject for academics, activists, and policymakers involved with questions of environmental policy, ethics, agriculture, environmental health, and related fields. Trade Books>Hardcover>Nature & Wildlife>Agriculture,Farming,Animal Husbandry>Agr,Farm,Animal Husbandry, Island Press Core >2<

2002, ISBN: 9781559639460

Editor: Lappe, Marc, Editor: Bailey, Britt, Island Press, Hardcover, 200 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-06-30T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.43 kg, Books Global Store, Special Features, Book… More...

Editor: Lappe, Marc, Editor: Bailey, Britt, Island Press, Hardcover, 200 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-06-30T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.43 kg, Books Global Store, Special Features, Books, Ethics, Reference & Education, Business, Finance & Law, Subjects, Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, Science, Nature & Maths, Genetics, Bioengineering, Engineering & Technology, Environmental, Civil Engineering, Agricultural Science, Food & Farming, Popular Science, Agriculture & Farming, Scientific, Technical & Medical, Biology, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Government & Politics, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Ethics & Morality, Industries, Business & Finance, University Textbooks, Island Press, 2002<