GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS FOR THE CARIBBEAN?

Susan B. Persad-Chinnery and Louis E. Chinnery

No 257068, 31st Annual Meeting, July 10-14, 1995, Dover, Barbados from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: The first genetically engineered crops have been approved and released for commercial production in North America. Before their introduction into the Caribbean, a number of questions will need to be answered. Amongst these are: (i) What do we know about gene flow between crop and weed species in the Caribbean?; (ii) Given the climatic conditions of the region, will plants engineered for resistance be effective?; (iii) Will genetically engineered plants accelerate the erosion of indigenous varieties?; (iv) Do we have the appropriate intellectual property rights?, and (v) Can our major crops be engineered to produce alternative industrial products? Each of these questions will be discussed.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11
Date: 1995-07-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.257068

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