Broadening the scope of regulation : a prerequisite for a positive contribution of transgenic crop use to sustainable development

Fok Michel. 2010. Broadening the scope of regulation : a prerequisite for a positive contribution of transgenic crop use to sustainable development. In : Proceedings of Agro 2010 : the XIth ESA Congress, August 29th - September 3rd, 2010, Montpellier, France. Wery Jacques (ed.), Shili-Touzi I. (ed.), Perrin A. (ed.). Montpellier : Agropolis international, 425-426. ISBN 978-2-909613-01-7 ESA Congress. 11, Montpellier, France, 29 Août 2010/3 Septembre 2010.

Résumé : To many observers, it may sound provocative to say that transgenic crop use could contribute positively to sustainable development. After large-scale adoption of glyphosate-tolerant varieties, ecosystems have been seriously disturbed by the emergence of weeds with resistance to glyphosate herbicide (Owen, 2008). Yet, more than ten million producers in developing countries are already involved in using transgenic varieties, while many more are turning to them (Burkina Faso in 2009). If we skip round the issue raised here, it would be like admitting that millions of producers are working against sustainability and that nothing can be done to improve the current situation.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : plante transgénique, développement durable, Gossypium, Glycine max

Classification Agris : E14 - Économie et politique du développement
P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
F30 - Génétique et amélioration des plantes

Auteurs et affiliations

• Fok Michel, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR SCA (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0001-8709-5687

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/557310/)

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