Brave New Seeds: The Threat of GM Crops to Farmers (Global Issues Series) [Paperback]

Robert Ali Brac De La PerriFre (Author), Franck Seuret (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1856499006 | ISBN-13: 978-1856499002 | Publication Date: February 24, 2001

Consumers have taken the lead in rejecting the biotech industry's determination to foist GMOs on an unsuspecting and unconsulted public. This book gives a voice for the first time to farmers. They are the people being pressured by giant corporations to grow genetically engineered crops. What are the possible downsides for them, particularly for those hundreds of millions of farmers living in the developing countries? This important book is a lucid explanation of what is happening.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“This book...is very timely in informing the key actors. The authors are particularly to be congratulated for putting farmers first in this debate and providing a clear explanation of the several terms and phrases being used by media policy makers and scientists.” —Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, spokesperson for the “Like Minded Group” in the negotiations of the Cartagena Protocol on Safety in Biotechnology

“[This book] embraces the central contributions of southern farmers to the integrity of our food and the diversity of world agriculture.” —Brian Tokar, editor of Redesigning Life?: The Worldwide Challenge to Genetic Engineering

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Zed Books (February 24, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856499006
• ISBN-13: 978-1856499002
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,489,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Agricultural Sciences > Tropical Agriculture

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