The impacts of agricultural biotechnology are here evaluated in the context of agroecological goals aimed at making agriculture more socially just, economically viable, and ecologically sound. […]
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The author contends that the key problem facing agroecologists, is that modern industrial agriculture, today epitomized by biotechnology, is founded on philosophical premises that are fundamentally flawed. […] The authors maintain that agroecology, a scientific discipline that uses ecological theory to study, design, manage and evaluate agricultural systems that are productive but also resource conserving, may well be the answer of hunger in the Third World. […] The author introduces agroecology as an example of the practice of sustainable agriculture. […] This research report documents the alternatives to thresholds and concludes that no relaxation of the zero tolerance standard is required given the availability of commercially viable, extremely low risk pathways to import seed. […] This report examines several cases of GMO contamination and describes the current experience with segregation and Identity Preservation systems in North America. […] This paper details the shortcomings and loopholes of the US regulatory system. […] In a question and answer format, this report looks at the regulations pertaining to GMOs in the European Union. […] The US is awash with poorly regulated experimental GM crops, says this report by the Texas Public Interest Research Group. […] Item 1 Govt study spies genetic cotton faults The Telegraph, India, by G.S. Mudur (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050727/asp/nation/story_5039613.asp) 26 Jul 2005 New Delhi, July 26: Government scientists have acknowledged flaw […] |
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