The impact of genetically engineered crops on farm sustainability in the United States:
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Körperschaft: National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on the Impact of Biotechnology on Farm-Level Economics and Sustainability (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. National Academies Press c2010
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Environmental impacts of genetically engineered crops at the farm level -- - Farm-level economic impacts -- - Farm-system dynamics and social impacts of genetic engineering -- - Key findings, remaining challenges, and future opportunities
"Since genetically engineered (GE) crops were introduced in 1996, their use in the United States has grown rapidly, accounting for 80-90 percent of soybean, corn, and cotton acreage in 2009. To date, crops with traits that provide resistance to some herbicides and to specific insect pests have benefited adopting farmers by reducing crop losses to insect damage, by increasing flexibility in time management, and by facilitating the use of more environmentally friendly pesticides and tillage practices. However, excessive reliance on a single technology combined with a lack of diverse farming practices could undermine the economic and environmental gains from these GE crops. Other challenges could hinder the application of the technology to a broader spectrum of crops and uses. Several reports from the National Research Council have addressed the effects of GE crops on the environment and on human health. However, The Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States is the first comprehensive assessment of the environmental, economic, and social impacts of the GE-crop revolution on U.S. farms. It addresses how GE crops have affected U.S. farmers, both adopters and nonadopters of the technology, their incomes, agronomic practices, production decisions, environmental resources, and personal well-being. The book offers several new findings and four recommendations that could be useful to farmers, industry, science organizations, policy makers, and others in government agencies."--Publisher's description
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 250 p.)
ISBN:0309147093
0309152933
128278725X
9780309147095
9780309152938
9781282787254

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