Transgenic crops to address third world hunger? A critical analysis

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 306-313

  Rosset, Peter M ^a,b  

^a Center for the Study of Change in the Mexican Countryside   (Mexico)

^b Center for the Study of the Americas   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic engineering; Hunger; Peasant agriculture; Poverty; Productivity; Risks; Third world; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

HUNGER; PEASANT AGRICULTURE; POVERTY; THIRD WORLD; TRANSGENIC;

CROPS;

FARM CROPS; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 28844490909     PISSN: 02704676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0270467605277296     Document Type: Review

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