Overview
Proponents of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) advocate its use to reduce or eliminate the use of chemical pesticides in agriculture, since excessive pesticide use may be a threat to both human health and the environment. Proponents of biotechnology beileve that the use of novel products, such as transgenic plants with insect resistance, will reduce the need for chemical pesticides. However, the use of such novel products within IPM systems may also create potential risks. This volume reviews such issues and discusses the potential benefits of and constraints to the applications of biotechnology in IPM systems, especially in developing countries. It also considers the related policy issues confronting decision-makers in national agricultural research systems and international development agencies. The text consists of revised versions of papers presented at a conference hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation and held in Bellagio, Italy in October 1993.
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Author: Gabrielle J. Persley (Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, Australia, and The Doyle Foundation, UK) ,
Gabrielle J. Persley (Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, Australia, and The Doyle Foundation, UK)
Publisher: CABI Publishing
Imprint: CABI Publishing
Volume: No. 15
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.907kg
ISBN: 9780851989303
ISBN 10: 0851989306
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 01 March 1996
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
Gabrielle Persley has worked both as a researcher and as a senior strategic science leader, with some of the world's leading agricultural and development agencies, including several years as the Word Bank's Biotechnology advisor. Currently she is the Research Director of the Crawford Fund Australia, based at the Global Change Institute, University of Queensland. Professor Persley is also the Founder and Chair of the Doyle Foundation, Scotland, which advocates the role of science and technology in development, especially in Africa. She is a senior advisor to the International Livestock Research Institute and the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) in Kenya. Professor Persley has a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Queensland, based on her research on bacterial diseases of cassava in Africa. The University of Queensland awarded Professor Persley the Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in 2014 for her work in international science and technology in relation to food security.
