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Hope Not Hype - Third World Network

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4 <strong>Hope</strong> <strong>Not</strong> <strong>Hype</strong><br />

Chapter Seven: Biotechnologies for sustainable cultures 79<br />

Industrial agriculture encourages a false sense of simplicity 82<br />

Target: sustainability 83<br />

Target: increased yield and disease resistance 88<br />

References 97<br />

Chapter Eight: Growing more food on less (intellectual) property 99<br />

Gene vs. Green Revolutions 101<br />

Intellectual property rights are consolidating the seed industry 104<br />

Patent and patent-like protections undermine agricultural knowledge,<br />

science and technology 107<br />

Patent and patent-like protections threaten long-term oversight and innovation 109<br />

Biosafety vs. IPR 116<br />

Conclusions 118<br />

References 120<br />

Afterword 123<br />

Appendix One: What is a GMO 129<br />

Appendix Two: The indirect benefits of genetic engineering are not sustainable 145<br />

Appendix Three: Potential human health risks from Bt plants 149<br />

Appendix Four: Legal remedies: Case studies 157

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