2006
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.31.031405.091314
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Biotechnology in Agriculture

Abstract: The consequences of the invention of DNA-based molecular techniques and their application to agriculture have been pervasive. This review examines the key consequences for farmers and the public. These include widespread commercial applications of agricultural biotechnology in a limited number of countries, a large private-sector investment in biotechnology research, significant economic contributions to farmers, continuing controversy over its environmental impacts, a proliferation of regulations (both nation… Show more

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“…While other impact groups were rarely addressed in isolation (Table 3), the majority of studies only addressed impacts from one to two different groups. Only 40 of the publications addressed impacts from three or more groups and only seven of 99 publications [45,[47][48][49][50][51][52] addressed aspects from all five impact groups. However, all but one of these seven publications either addressed the impacts from a specific perspective, e.g., that of the Millennium Development Goals [49] or in relation to regulatory aspects [48], or relating to a specific geographical region, crop or modification.…”
Section: Range Of Social Impacts Addressedmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…While other impact groups were rarely addressed in isolation (Table 3), the majority of studies only addressed impacts from one to two different groups. Only 40 of the publications addressed impacts from three or more groups and only seven of 99 publications [45,[47][48][49][50][51][52] addressed aspects from all five impact groups. However, all but one of these seven publications either addressed the impacts from a specific perspective, e.g., that of the Millennium Development Goals [49] or in relation to regulatory aspects [48], or relating to a specific geographical region, crop or modification.…”
Section: Range Of Social Impacts Addressedmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, all but one of these seven publications either addressed the impacts from a specific perspective, e.g., that of the Millennium Development Goals [49] or in relation to regulatory aspects [48], or relating to a specific geographical region, crop or modification. The only study to address impacts across all impact groups [50] was nine years old. Furthermore, none of the publications addressing impacts from all groups were based on new empirical material.…”
Section: Range Of Social Impacts Addressedmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2;Lang, O'Neill, and Hallman 2003;Cook, Pieri, and Robbins 2004;Demortain 2013.) However, as many observers of the controversy have noted, opponents are as concerned about social, economic, and political issues as they are about health and environmental issues (Sagar, Daemmrich, and Ashiya 2000;Stone 2002;Sarewitz 2004, 398;Herdt 2006;Thompson and Hannah 2008;Bronson 2010;Piesse and Thirtle 2010). Specifically, some observers argue that GM crops -especially in terms of issues amenable to quantitative assessment, such as health or yields -serve as a "surrogate" or a "proxy" for a much deeper controversy about the global food system (Nestle 2010, 141ff;Johnson 2014;Thompson 2014).…”
Section: The Context Of Applicationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Biotechnology has made a profound impact on agriculture and food industry the world over the past 15 years (Phillips, 2002;Herdt, 2006:;Dahlandera and Gannb, 2010;biotecVisions 2011) 1 . Companies in developed and emerging countries have broadly adopted innovations in genetically modified (GM) with their relative advantages (Lusk, Jamal, Kurland, Rouco, Taulman, 2005, Qaim andZilberman, 2003).…”
Section: Impact Of Biotechnologymentioning
confidence: 99%