Biotechnology or organic? Extensive or intensive? Global or local? A critical review of potential pathways to resolve the global food crisis

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2016, Pages 78-87

  Fraser, Evan ^a   Legwegoh, Alexander ^a   KC, Krishna ^a   CoDyre, Mike ^a   Dias, Goretty ^b   Hazen, Shelley ^a   Johnson, Rylea ^a   MartiKCn, Ralph ^a   Ohberg, Lisa ^a   Sethuratnam, Sri ^a   Sneyd, Lauren ^d   Smithers, John ^a   Van Acker, Rene ^a   Vansteenkiste, Jennifer ^a   Wittman, Hannah ^c   Yada, Rickey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Biotechnology; Farming systems; Food security; Food sovereignty; GMOs; Poverty; Technology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD SUPPLY; TECHNOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD SECURITY; GMOS; POVERTY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84956799045     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2015.11.006     Document Type: Note

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