The role of biotechnology in a sustainable food supply

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"This publication addresses the role of biotechnology in a sustainable food supply in the 21st century. What sets this book apart is the thread that connects the broad subject matters and diverse author group. The chapters focus on the challenges, opportunities, success stories, barriers and risks associated with biotechnology. Authors are experts from around the world with broad backgrounds, experiences, and points of view. They include experts in the international aid and development, leaders in the developments and use of biotechnology in food applications, experts in food safety and risk associated with the use of biotechnology, and leaders in cosidering social, political and ethical issues surrounding the use of technology. The greatest strength of this book is the experitise and professional respect held by our authors and their diversity"--;World population growth and food supply / William H. Meyers and Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes -- Social challenges : public opinion and agricultural biotechnology / Dominique Brossard -- Loving biotechnology : ethical considerations / The Rev. Lowell E. Grisham -- Biotechnology in crop production / Eric S. Sachs -- Biotechnology and the control of viral diseases of crops / Jason R. Cavatorta, Stewart M. Gray, and Molly M. Jahn -- Animal biotechnologies and agricultural sustainability / Alison Van Eenennaam and William Muir -- Genetically engineered crops can be part of a sustainable food supply : food and food safety issues / Peggy G. Lemaux -- Ecological considerations in biotechnology : ecological concerns and environmental risks of transgenic crops / Mark K. Sears and Jeffrey D. Wolt -- Organic agriculture as an alternative to a GE-based system / Erin Silva -- A case study of rice from traditional breeding to genomics : rice, food for the gods / Pamela Ronald -- Case study : healthy grown potatoes and sustainability of Wisconsin potato production / Alvin J. Bussan [and eleven others] -- Precautionary practice of risk assessment / Caroline (Cal) Baier-Anderson and Michelle Mauthe Harvey -- Risk assessment approaches and implications / José Falck-Zepeda and Anthony J. Cavalieri -- The context for biotechnology in sustainable agriculture / Marty D. Matlock -- Agricultural biotechnology : equity and prosperity / Gregory D. Graff and David Zilberman.