The sociocultural and food security impacts of genetic pollution via transgenic crops of traditional varieties in Latin American centers of peasant agriculture

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 350-359

  Altieri, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop diversity; Food security; Genetic pollution; Latin American agriculture; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FARMS; FOOD STORAGE;

CROP DIVERSITY; FOOD SECURITY; GENETIC POLLUTION; TRANSGENIC CROPS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 0348041858     PISSN: 02704676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0270467603259774     Document Type: Article

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