TY - JOUR
T1 - Global Adoption of Genetically Modified (GM) Crops
T2 - Challenges for the Public Sector
AU - Huesing, Joseph E.
AU - Andres, David
AU - Braverman, Michael P.
AU - Burns, Andrea
AU - Felsot, Allan S.
AU - Harrigan, George G.
AU - Hellmich, Richard L.
AU - Reynolds, Alan
AU - Shelton, Anthony M.
AU - Van Rijssen, Wilna Jansen
AU - Morris, E. Jane
AU - Eloff, Jacobus N.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Chemical Society.
PY - 2016/1/20
Y1 - 2016/1/20
N2 - Advances in biotechnology continue to drive the development of a wide range of insect-protected, herbicide-tolerant, stress-tolerant, and nutritionally enhanced genetically modified (GM) crops, yet societal and public policy considerations may slow their commercialization. Such restrictions may disproportionately affect developing countries, as well as smaller entrepreneurial and public sector initiatives. The 2014 IUPAC International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry (San Francisco, CA, USA; August 2014) included a symposium on 'Challenges Associated with Global Adoption of Agricultural Biotechnology' to review current obstacles in promoting GM crops. Challenges identified by symposium presenters included (i) poor public understanding of GM technology and the need for enhanced communication strategies, (ii) nonharmonized and prescriptive regulatory requirements, and (iii) limited experience with regulations and product development within some public sector programs. The need for holistic resistance management programs to enable the most effective use of insect-protected crops was also a point of emphasis. This paper provides details on the symposium discussion and provides background information that can be used in support of further adoption of beneficial GM crops. Overall, it emphasizes that global adoption of modern agricultural biotechnology has not only provided benefits to growers and consumers but has great potential to provide solutions to an increasing global population and diminishing agricultural land. This potential will be realized by continued scientific innovation, harmonized regulatory systems, and broader communication of the benefits of the high-yielding, disease-resistant, and nutritionally enhanced crops attainable through modern biotechnology.
AB - Advances in biotechnology continue to drive the development of a wide range of insect-protected, herbicide-tolerant, stress-tolerant, and nutritionally enhanced genetically modified (GM) crops, yet societal and public policy considerations may slow their commercialization. Such restrictions may disproportionately affect developing countries, as well as smaller entrepreneurial and public sector initiatives. The 2014 IUPAC International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry (San Francisco, CA, USA; August 2014) included a symposium on 'Challenges Associated with Global Adoption of Agricultural Biotechnology' to review current obstacles in promoting GM crops. Challenges identified by symposium presenters included (i) poor public understanding of GM technology and the need for enhanced communication strategies, (ii) nonharmonized and prescriptive regulatory requirements, and (iii) limited experience with regulations and product development within some public sector programs. The need for holistic resistance management programs to enable the most effective use of insect-protected crops was also a point of emphasis. This paper provides details on the symposium discussion and provides background information that can be used in support of further adoption of beneficial GM crops. Overall, it emphasizes that global adoption of modern agricultural biotechnology has not only provided benefits to growers and consumers but has great potential to provide solutions to an increasing global population and diminishing agricultural land. This potential will be realized by continued scientific innovation, harmonized regulatory systems, and broader communication of the benefits of the high-yielding, disease-resistant, and nutritionally enhanced crops attainable through modern biotechnology.
KW - agricultural biotechnology
KW - genetically modified crops
KW - regulatory assessments
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05116
DO - 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05116
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26751159
AN - SCOPUS:84955610630
VL - 64
SP - 394
EP - 402
JO - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
JF - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
SN - 0021-8561
IS - 2
ER -