Genetically Modified Crops and Food Security: Commercial, Ethical and Health Considerations

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Jasmeet Kour Vishal Sharma

Genetically Modified Crops and Food Security

Commercial, Ethical and Health Considerations

Jasmeet Kour, Vishal Sharma, Imtiyaz Khanday

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Routledge
26 August 2024

Food & society; Central government policies; Applied ecology; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Agriculture & farming

Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

This book reviews a wide-range of genetically modified (GM) crops to understand how they are produced, the impacts on the agricultural industry, and their potential for improving food security.

The production of GM crops has now become an invaluable asset in the agricultural toolbox. With a significant portion of the world suffering from hunger and poverty, this book examines how food security can be achieved through GM crops. A wide variety of crops are examined, from the earliest developments of GM tomatoes and potatoes to recent interest in the development of low-cost, high yielding biofuels, such as microalgae. Chapters also discuss the role of GM crops in pest management and the consequential reduction in the use of insecticides. Overall, this book provides an important synthesis of GM crops from their commercial value to the agricultural industry, as well as their potential for improving food security.

This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of agricultural engineering, crop science, food biotechology, food security, and those interested in food and agriculture and sustainable development more broadly.

Edited by: Jasmeet Kour, Vishal Sharma, Imtiyaz Khanday
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9781032244310
ISBN 10: 1032244313
Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 26 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jasmeet Kour is an Assistant Professor (academic arrangement), Department of Food Science and Technology, Padma Shri Padma Sachdev, Govt PG College for Women Gandhi Nagar, Jammu-180003 Jammu & Kashmir, India. Vishal Sharma is presently working as Manager Industrial Estate at District Industries Centre, India. Imtiyaz Khanday is an Assistant Professor of Plant Reproductive Biology and also Director of Research at the Seed Biotechnology Center of the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, USA.

Reviews for Genetically Modified Crops and Food Security: Commercial, Ethical and Health Considerations

"""The maximum proportion of the chapters in this mega book project comprise the ones which describe significant genetically modified crops from the earliest ones to the latest. This piece of work will certainly be impactful over the controversies and challenges that have been hovering over these various genetically-modified foods. Apart from readership point of view, it will prove out to be a great guiding tool for agronomists, agriculturalists, food biotechnologists, food scientists as well etc. Great effort indeed."" Dr. Shweta Kumari, Women Scientist, Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology ""This book will be a blessing to academics and researchers alike, since it will provide a complete review of one of the most contentious subjects today: genetically modified crops. This work stands out among other books on the subject because it provides a comprehensive and balanced overview of key aspects of a number of well-known genetically modified crops, including genetic modification requirements and mechanisms, genes in agronomic trait development, and societal benefits. Each of the book's chapters will be unique in terms of providing detailed information on various genetically modified crops."" Dr. Saurabh Kumar Jha, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University"