Book contents
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing CountriesRisk Analysis and Governance
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing Countries
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Risk Analysis Methodology and Decision-Making
- 2 Recent Scientific Developments in Genetic Technologies: Implications for Future Regulation of GMOs in Developing Countries
- 3 A Strategy for Integrating Science into Regulatory Decision-Making for GMOs
- 4 Governance of Benefits and Risks of GMOs in Developing Countries
- 5 The Canadian Experience with the Creation and Implementation of Regulatory Frameworks for the Environmental Release of GM Crops as a Model for Developing Countries
- 6 Labelling of Food from GMOs: Options to Consider by Developing Countries
- 7 Building Human Capacity and Skills in Biosafety: Lessons Learned and Emerging Best Practices
- Part II Diversification of Expertise
- Part III Risk-Analysis-Based Regulatory Systems
- Part IV Case Studies from Developing Countries
- Index
- References
2 - Recent Scientific Developments in Genetic Technologies: Implications for Future Regulation of GMOs in Developing Countries
from Part I - Risk Analysis Methodology and Decision-Making
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2017
Book contents
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing CountriesRisk Analysis and Governance
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing Countries
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Risk Analysis Methodology and Decision-Making
- 2 Recent Scientific Developments in Genetic Technologies: Implications for Future Regulation of GMOs in Developing Countries
- 3 A Strategy for Integrating Science into Regulatory Decision-Making for GMOs
- 4 Governance of Benefits and Risks of GMOs in Developing Countries
- 5 The Canadian Experience with the Creation and Implementation of Regulatory Frameworks for the Environmental Release of GM Crops as a Model for Developing Countries
- 6 Labelling of Food from GMOs: Options to Consider by Developing Countries
- 7 Building Human Capacity and Skills in Biosafety: Lessons Learned and Emerging Best Practices
- Part II Diversification of Expertise
- Part III Risk-Analysis-Based Regulatory Systems
- Part IV Case Studies from Developing Countries
- Index
- References
Summary
Transgenic organisms, also known as GMOs, were first created in for agricultural applications in the 1980s and the first GM crops were grown commercially in the early 1990s. GM crop cultivation on a wide scale started in 1996 and they are now grown on about 108 million hectares worldwide, with just over half of this area being in developing countries. These crops can be regarded as constituting the 'first generation' of GM technology that normally relies on gene transfer via Agrobacterium or biolistic methods. Since the 2010s, a new generation of technologies such as gene editing have started to be introduced for the more rapid and precise manipulation of both crop and livestock genomes. These new technologies are already leading to a reconsideration of current regulatory processes in Europe and North America that may result in less onerous procedures and easier pathways to market for such organisms. Inevitably these developments will impact on developing countries and may mark a watershed for the introduction of improved crop and livestock varieties over the coming years.
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- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing CountriesRisk Analysis and Governance, pp. 13 - 25Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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