Genome-edited crops for improved food security of smallholder farmers

• Published in: Nature genetics Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 364 - 367
• Main Authors: Pixley, Kevin V., Falck-Zepeda, Jose B., Paarlberg, Robert L., Phillips, Peter W. B., Slamet-Loedin, Inez H., Dhugga, Kanwarpal S., Campos, Hugo, Gutterson, Neal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Nature Publishing Group US 01.04.2022; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/61; 631/61/338; Agriculture; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Breeding methods; Cancer Research; Climate action; Climate change; Comment; Corn; CRISPR; Crop diseases; Crops; Crops, Agricultural - genetics; Farmers; Food Security; Food Supply; Gene Function; Genes; Genomes; Human Genetics; Humans; Mutagenesis; Mutation; Nutrition; Rice; Small farms

Widespread enthusiasm about potential contributions of genome-edited crops to address climate change, food security, nutrition and health, environmental sustainability and diversification of agriculture is dampened by concerns about the associated risks. Analysis of the top seven risks of genome-edi...