Agricultural Ethics in a Changing World
Edited by Maarten J. Chrispeels

“Ethics is about choices, and agricultural ethics is about choices for people engaged in agriculture either directly as farmers, or indirectly as government regulators, extension agents, researchers, CEOs, industrial workers, lawmakers, technology developers, consumers, or protestors. Although all of us make choices, few of us actively engage in an ethical analysis of our actions or can provide reasons for the choices we make.”

— Maarten Chrispeels
Plant Physiology, May 2003

Agricultural Ethics in a Changing World is an important compilation of articles from Maarten Chrispeels’s series in Plant Physiology on Agricultural Ethics. Many experts in the field contributed to this edited volume.

Selected Topics

• Agricultural Ethics and Multifunctionality
• The Societal Costs of Agricultural Production
• Ethical Questions of Equitable Worldwide Food Production Systems
• Biotechnology and the Poor
• Agricultural Biotechnology for Africa
• Transgenic Maize and the Evolution of Landrace Diversity in Mexico

This ground-breaking collection of papers addresses issues of increasing urgency. As Maarten Chrispeels states: “We live in a time when many are questioning the priorities of our food production systems and confronting us with our role in it.”

96 pages. Item 30099. $10.00

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