Genetically modified food and global warfare

• Other Authors: Carter, Colin Andre, Moschini, Giancarlo, Sheldon, Ian M.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
• Series: Frontiers of economics and globalization ; v. 10.
• Subjects: Business & Economics > Economics > General.; Business & Economics > Economic Conditions.; Economics.; Development economics.; Genetically modified foods.; Public welfare.

Genetically modified (GM) (or transgenic) crops are produced using plant biotechnology to select desirable characteristics in plants and transfer genes from one organism to another. As a result, crops can survive under harsher conditions, costs are lowered, chemical application is reduced, and yield...