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I have nothing, nor does ICIPE, against the science or principles behind biotechnology, or genetic engineering for that matter. Both have potential to improve agricultural production in the framework of sustainable development, and indeed the former has a proven track record of applications in tissue culture and marker assisted breeding. The question I would like to pose is: How much and when, for what purpose and under what conditions, and at what cost to other agricultural/biological/ecological disciplines can we really expect from these technologies in the short and medium terms?
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Herren, H.R. (2003). Genetically engineered crops and sustainable agriculture. In: Ammann, K., Jacot, Y., Braun, R. (eds) Methods for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8033-6_4
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