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024	7		_a10.3920/978-90-8686-673-1 _2DOI
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041			_aeng
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245	1	0	_aEthical futures: bioscience and food horizons / _cedited by Kate Millar, Pru Hobson West, and Brigitte Nerlich.
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill | Wageningen Academic, _c2009.
264		4	_c©2009
300			_a1 online resource (448 pages) : _billustrations.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aIn an ever changing interconnected world, the agriculture and food system faces constant challenges in many forms, such as the impacts of climate change, uncertainty surrounding the use of novel technologies and the emergence of new zoonotic diseases. Alongside these challenges professionals working in the food system are faced with opportunities to improve food production and distribution. As decision-makers attempt to balance these threats and opportunities in order to secure more sustainable production systems, the key question that arises is: What do we envisage as the future for agriculture and food production? With numerous voices advocating different and sometimes conflicting approaches, ranging from organic farming to wider use of GMOs through in vitro meat production, this discussion of the future raises significant ethical questions. The contributions in this book bring together a diverse group of authors who explore a set of themes relating to the ethical dimensions of the agriculture and food futures, including the role of novel technologies, the potential issues raised by the use of biofuels, the ethics of future animal production systems, concepts of global food security, as well as chapters on food governance priorities and educational aspects. It is intended that this volume serves as an interesting collection and acts as a source of stimulation that will contribute to wider debate and reflection on the future of the agriculture and food system.
546			_aEnglish
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aAgricultural innovations _xMoral and ethical aspects _vCongresses.
650		0	_aAgricultural productivity _vCongresses.
650		0	_aFood supply _vCongresses.
700	1		_aMillar, Kate, _eeditor.
700	1		_aNerlich, Brigitte, _eeditor.
700	1		_aWest, Pru Hobson, _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tEthical futures: bioscience and food horizons. _dLeiden ; Boston : Brill | Wageningen Academic, 2009. _z9789086861156 _w(OCoLC)401153601
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-673-1
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