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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (2) Ecology and Society (1) Autor Qaim, Matin (2) Sachdev, H.P.S. (2) Stein, Alexander J. (2) Conway, Gordon; The Rockefeller Foundation; president@rockfound.org (1) Palavra-chave Vitamin A deficiency (3) DALYs (2) Genetic engineering (2) Golden Rice (2) India (2) Agricultural and Food Policy (1) Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) (1) Beta-carotene biofortification (1) Biofortification (1) Cost-benefit analysis (1) Cost-effectiveness (1) Cost-effectiveness analysis (1) Crop Production/Industries (1) Food security (1) GM foods (1) Genetically modified rice (1) Health Economics and Policy (1) Health benefits (1) I0 (1) I3 (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (1) Peer-Reviewed Reports (1) Working or Discussion Paper (1) Ano 2006 (2) 2000 (1) País United States (2) Canada (1) Idioma Inglês (3)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 3 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Genetically Modified Crops: Risks and Promise Ecology and Society Conway, Gordon; The Rockefeller Foundation; president@rockfound.org. GM foods have the potential to provide significant benefits for developing countries. Over 800 million people are chronically undernourished, and 180 million children are severely underweight for their age. By 2020, there will be an extra two billion mouths to feed. Ecological approaches that underpin sustainable agriculture (e.g., integrated pest management) and participatory approaches that strengthen farmers' own experimentation and decision making are key. Biotechnology will be an essential partner, if yield ceilings are to be raised, if crops are to be grown without excessive reliance on pesticides, and if farmers on less favored lands are to be provided with crops that are resistant to drought and salinity, and that can use nitrogen and other... Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports Palavras-chave: Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.); Food security; Genetically modified rice; GM foods; Intellectual property rights; Marker-aided selection; Monsanto; Participatory approaches; Plant biotechnology; Plant variety protection; Terminator technology; Vitamin A deficiency. Ano: 2000 Potential Impacts of Golden Rice on Public Health in India AgEcon Stein, Alexander J.; Sachdev, H.P.S.; Qaim, Matin. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects millions of people world-wide, causing serious health problems. Golden Rice (GR), which has been genetically engineered to produce beta-carotene, is being proposed as a remedy. While this new technology has aroused controversial debates, its nutritional impact and cost-effectiveness remain unclear. We determine the current burden of VAD in India from a public health perspective,and simulate the potential alleviating impact of GR using representative household food consumption data. Given broad public support, GR could more than halve the overall burden of VAD. Juxtaposing health benefits and overall costs suggests that GR is very costeffective. Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Golden Rice; Vitamin A deficiency; Biofortification; Genetic engineering; DALYs; Cost-effectiveness analysis; India; Crop Production/Industries; Health Economics and Policy; I0; I3; Q16; Q18. Ano: 2006 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25381 Can genetic engineering for the poor pay off? An ex-ante evaluation of Golden Rice in India AgEcon Stein, Alexander J.; Sachdev, H.P.S.; Qaim, Matin. Genetic engineering (GE) in agriculture is a controversial topic in science and society at large. While some oppose genetically modified crops as proxy of an agricultural system they consider unsustainable and inequitable, the question remains whether GE can benefit the poor within the existing system and what needs to be done to deliver these benefits? Golden Rice has been genetically engineered to produce provitamin A. The technology is still in the testing phase, but, once released, it is expected to address one consequence of poverty " vitamin A deficiency (VAD) " and its health implications. Current interventions to combat VAD rely mainly on pharmaceutical supplementation, which is costly in the long run and only partially successful. We develop a... Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper Palavras-chave: Genetic engineering; Beta-carotene biofortification; Vitamin A deficiency; Golden Rice; Health benefits; DALYs; Cost-effectiveness; Cost-benefit analysis; India; Agricultural and Food Policy. Ano: 2006 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8534 Registros recuperados: 3 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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