Genetically modified crops: Hope for developing countries? The current GM debate widely ignores the specific problems of farmers and consumers in the developing world

EMBO Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 256-258

  Herrera Estrella, L ^a   Alvarez Morales, A ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DNA;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREEDING; CROP; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DNA MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PLANT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSGENE;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EUROPE; FOOD; GENETIC ENGINEERING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035032995     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/embo-reports/kve075     Document Type: Note

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