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The protection of maize under the Mexican biosafety law : environment and trade /

This book analyzes the importance of maize worldwide and the special importance for Mexico as a center of origin and diversity (COD). By adopting a comparative approach, the analysis focuses on how developed and developing countries handle imports of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The book a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: González, Alicia Gutiérrez
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Akron, Ohio] : University of Akron Press, 2011.
Edition:North American ed.
Subjects:
Corn > Genetic engineering.
Corn > Law and legislation > Mexico.
Genetically modified foods > Law and legislation > Mexico.
Genetically modified foods > Law and legislation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Biotechnology and biodiversity : developments, potentials, and concerns
  • Mexican and international biosafety rules regarding genetically modified organisms
  • The Mexican biosafety law and the NAFTA, WTO regimes regarding imports of GM maize.