Road bumps and pitfalls for agricultural biotechnology

Abstract

According to Debbie Delmer, the problems for biotechnology vary according to who you are—a large company dealing with important crops and developed-country farmers, a small private company, a public sector entity, university, national agricultural system or a CGIAR institution. It is difficult to judge the degree to which negative pub­lic perception remains a significant issue. Strong research programs on development of genetically engineered (GE) crops are in progress in China, India and Brazil. Even in the European Union, GE crops are now planted in a few countries