Status of development, regulation and adoption of GM agriculture in Africa: Views and positions of stakeholder groups

Food Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-166

  Adenle, Ademola A ^a   Morris, E Jane ^b   Parayil, Govindan ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Fiber Feed Food (F3) approach; Food security; GM agriculture; Risk analysis; Stakeholder groups

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

EGYPT; GHANA; KENYA; NIGERIA; SOUTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 84885073626     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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