Biotechnology and Value-added Traits in Food Crops

Relevance for Developing Countries and Economic Analysis

Roukayatou Zimmermann (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2004
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-52680-4 (ISBN)

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Staple food crops can be genetically modified to produce higher amounts of micronutrients or antigens as edible vaccines. Such new crop traits - enhancing the nutritional quality of the food product or extending its function - are called value-added traits (VATs). VATs promise nutritional and health benefits, particularly for those vulnerable groups who suffer from malnutrition and infectious diseases. This study deals with the topic and provides some preliminary results. An analytical framework for ex ante evaluation of VATs in developing countries (DCs) is developed, and applied within a case study on Golden Rice (GR) in the Philippines. The results of the case study show that GR has a potential to reduce significantly vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines. Finally, biotechnology, particularly genetic engineering has a potential to eliminate nutritional and infectious problems in DCs.

The Author: Roukayatou Zimmermann is a research fellow at the Center for Development research (ZEF), University of Bonn. She was born in Cameroon, studied agricultural sciences at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and she obtained her Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Bonn. Apart from her research on economics of biotechnology, she worked with international organisations on development issues for low income countries.

Contents: Biotechnology and Value-added Traits in Food Crops - Micronutrient deficiency and infectious diseases - Edible vaccines - Golden Rice technology - Vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.5.2004
Reihe/Serie	Development Economics and Policy ; 42
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	180 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
Schlagworte	Added • Analysis • Biotechnology • Braun • Countries • crops • Developing • economic • Edible vaccines • Food • Golden Rice • Joachim • Micronutrients • Philippinen • Reis • Relevance • Roukayatou • traits • Transgene Pflanzen • Value • Value-added traits • Vitaminversorgung • Zimmermann
ISBN-10	3-631-52680-6 / 3631526806
ISBN-13	978-3-631-52680-4 / 9783631526804
Zustand	Neuware