The spread of agricultural biotechnologies, and the conditions conducive to their development, have economic, social and environmental implications. This paper explores these implications for the realization of the right to food emphasizing genetic engineering as the most controversial...

Developing country food systems have changed dramatically since the Green Revolution period. At the same time, malnutrition still represents a challenge and is now understood to encompass the three simultaneous dimensions of undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies, and over-nutrition...

World agriculture faces enormous challenges in the coming decades. To feed the world adequately in 2050, agricultural production in developing economies will need to nearly double. Incremental production will mainly come from increases in yields or cropping intensities. This chapter focuses on...