Delivering genetically engineered crops to poor farmers: Recommendations for improved biosafety regulations in developing countries
Small-scale, resource-poor farmers in developing countries face daily stresses, including poor soils, drought, and lack of inputs. Ongoing trends such as climate change and population growth will likely exacerbate binding stresses. A new generation of genetically engineered (GE) crop research aims t...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Falck-Zepeda, José B. Cavalieri, Anthony J. Zambrano, Patricia |
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| description | Small-scale, resource-poor farmers in developing countries face daily stresses, including poor soils, drought, and lack of inputs. Ongoing trends such as climate change and population growth will likely exacerbate binding stresses. A new generation of genetically engineered (GE) crop research aims to alleviate these pressures through the improvement of subsistence crops-such as cassava, sorghum, and millet-that incorporate traits such as tolerance to drought, water, and aluminum in soils as well as plants with more efficient nitrogen and phosphor use. However, many developing countries lack the necessary biosafety systems for a timely and cost-effective adoption. This brief focuses on the regulatory reforms necessary for farmers and consumers in developing countries to benefit from GE crops. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1618442025-11-06T04:21:16Z Delivering genetically engineered crops to poor farmers: Recommendations for improved biosafety regulations in developing countries Falck-Zepeda, José B. Cavalieri, Anthony J. Zambrano, Patricia developing countries climate change population growth genetically modified organisms cassava drought biosafety genetic resources Small-scale, resource-poor farmers in developing countries face daily stresses, including poor soils, drought, and lack of inputs. Ongoing trends such as climate change and population growth will likely exacerbate binding stresses. A new generation of genetically engineered (GE) crop research aims to alleviate these pressures through the improvement of subsistence crops-such as cassava, sorghum, and millet-that incorporate traits such as tolerance to drought, water, and aluminum in soils as well as plants with more efficient nitrogen and phosphor use. However, many developing countries lack the necessary biosafety systems for a timely and cost-effective adoption. This brief focuses on the regulatory reforms necessary for farmers and consumers in developing countries to benefit from GE crops. 2009 2024-11-21T09:58:45Z 2024-11-21T09:58:45Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161844 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin; Cavalieri, Anthony J.; Zambrano, Patricia. 2009. Delivering genetically engineered crops to poor farmers. IFPRI Policy Brief 14. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161844 |
| spellingShingle | developing countries climate change population growth genetically modified organisms cassava drought biosafety genetic resources Falck-Zepeda, José B. Cavalieri, Anthony J. Zambrano, Patricia Delivering genetically engineered crops to poor farmers: Recommendations for improved biosafety regulations in developing countries |
| title | Delivering genetically engineered crops to poor farmers: Recommendations for improved biosafety regulations in developing countries |
| title_full | Delivering genetically engineered crops to poor farmers: Recommendations for improved biosafety regulations in developing countries |
| title_fullStr | Delivering genetically engineered crops to poor farmers: Recommendations for improved biosafety regulations in developing countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Delivering genetically engineered crops to poor farmers: Recommendations for improved biosafety regulations in developing countries |
| title_short | Delivering genetically engineered crops to poor farmers: Recommendations for improved biosafety regulations in developing countries |
| title_sort | delivering genetically engineered crops to poor farmers recommendations for improved biosafety regulations in developing countries |
| topic | developing countries climate change population growth genetically modified organisms cassava drought biosafety genetic resources |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161844 |
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