GRAB - Genetic resources and agricultural biotechnology

Authors

  • Jennifer Clapp University of Waterloo
  • Annette Desmarais University of Manitoba
  • Matias Margulis Sterling University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v2i2.89

Keywords:

agricultural biotechnology, genetically modified food

Abstract

Genetically modified crops have been a lightning rod in debates over the future of food and agriculture over the past two decades. The debate has sparked critical questions about the potential role for science in addressing hunger and in rural development. Corporate actors, with a strong interest in this debate, have actively sought to secure their rights over biotechnology while at the same time promoting the potentials of agricultural biotechnologies. Critics have been equally vocal in resisting and debunking those narratives, seeking to preserve natural plant diversity and ensure open access to plant genetic resources.

Author Biography

Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo

Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability and Professor, Environment and Resource Studies Department, University of Waterloo
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Published

2015-09-08

How to Cite

Clapp, J., Desmarais, A., & Margulis, M. (2015). GRAB - Genetic resources and agricultural biotechnology. Canadian Food Studies La Revue Canadienne Des études Sur l’alimentation, 2(2), 192–193. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v2i2.89

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015): Special Issue: Mapping the Global Food Landscape

Section

Research Articles

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