03368cam a22004574a 4500 95000 95000 117728 BJBSDDR 20230410142410.0 ta 070220s2008 nyuab b 001 0 eng 2007007071 9780195301755 (alk. paper) 0195301757 14743837 (DNAL)978005 DNAL/DLC DLC DLC spa eng pcc TP 248.65 R768t 2008 664 22 Ronald, Pamela C., 10508 1961- Tomorrow's table : organic farming, genetics, and the future of food / Pamela C. Ronald and Raoul W. Adamchak. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. xvii, 208 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-197) and index. Cultivating rice in Nihe, China and Davis, California -- Why organic agriculture? -- The tools of organic agriculture -- The tools of genetic engineering -- Legislating lunch -- Who can we trust? -- Is GE food risky to eat? -- Conserving wildlands -- Weeds, gene flow, and the environment -- Who owns the seed? -- Who owns the genes? -- Deconstructing dinner: genetically engineered, organically grown. This book explores today's use of organic farming and genetically engineered plants, and examines the concerns expressed by critics and consumers. By the year 2050, Earth's population will double. If we continue with current farming practices, vast amounts of wilderness will be lost, millions of birds and billions of insects will die, and the public will lose billions of dollars as a consequence of environmental degradation. Clearly, there must be a better way to meet the need for increased food production. This book argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture, genetic engineering and organic farming, is key to helping feed the world's growing population in an ecologically balanced manner. The authors, one a geneticist, and the other an organic farmer, take the reader inside their lives for roughly a year, allowing us to look over their shoulders so that we can see what geneticists and organic farmers actually do. The reader sees the problems that farmers face, trying to provide larger yields without resorting to expensive or environmentally hazardous chemicals, a problem that will loom larger and larger as the century progresses. They learn how organic farmers and geneticists address these problems. . This book provides accurate information about organic farming, genetic engineering, and their potential impacts on human health and the environment to help readers make food choices and policy that will support ecologically responsible farming practices. Food Biotechnology. Genetically modified foods. Organic farming. Genetic engineering. Alimentos 10800 Ingeniería genética 10801 Biotecnología agrícola 10802 Alimentos modificados genéticamente 10803 Agricultura biológica 10804 Adamchak, Raoul W., 1953- 10799 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0711/2007007071.html lcc BK dpf 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 TP 248.65 R768t 2008 00000110992 2018-11-17 00:00:00 1 2023-04-10 BK