Cambridge University

Twenty First Century Crops is a podcast hosted by Cambridge University. It has 5 episodes, with the latest published February 2013.

‘Feeding Seven Billion’Cambridge led Public Debates on Global Food Security:Debate 1: Biotechnology, Intellectual Property and Twenty First Century CropsWhat is the relative role of private industry and publicly-funded research in promoting agro-biotechnologies?Is technological innovation the primary way to address the challenge of food security?What are the strategic priorities of the biotechnology industry?Might the utilisation of agro-biotechnologies limit other options for agrarian reform?What is the impact of GMOs on food safety and seed security? Is there a necessary trade off between these two concerns?Speakers: Dr Derek Byerlee; Indpendent Researcher and Author of the World Bank World Development Report 2008 Agriculture for Development. Professor Ian Crute; Chief Scientist, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. Lead Expert Group for the UK Foresight project on Food and Farming Future Professor Jack Kloppenburg; University of Wisconsin. Distinguished e

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