Chapter 6
The Genetics Controversy
What Is Genetic Modification?
It is impossible to write of the potential for agricultural transformation without addressing the controversy surrounding biotechnology and genetic modification. The challenge facing us is huge, and we will need to make the very best of our collective ingenuity and willpower. This ought to mean simply making the best use of any available technology, regardless of its provenance. Who produces the technologies, how they can be made available to the poor, and whether they have an adverse environmental effect, are important questions that will tell us whether new ideas might make a real ...
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