Pt. 1 The issues of plant science and food security
1. Reaping the benefits of plant science for food security / David Baulcombe
2. Global population growth, food security and food and farming for the future / Jim M. Dunwell
3. New genetic crops in a global context / Katy Wilson
4. The economic and environmental impact of first-generation biotech crops / Graham Brookes
5. Germplasm diversity and genetics to/drive plant breeding for Africa / Tina Barsby
6. Using molecular breeding to improve orphan crops for emerging economies / Ian Graham
pt. 2 New genetic crops across the emerging world
Introduction / Christopher J. Leaver
7. Status of crop biotechnology and biosafety in Africa / Diran Makinde
8. Transforming agriculture in Argentina: the role of genetically modified (GM) crops / Eugenio J. Cap
9. China: earlier experiences and future prospects / Lu Bao-Rong
10. Genetically engineered crops would ensure food security in India / Chavali Kameswara Rao
11. Plant genetic improvement and sustainable agriculture / Pamela Ronald
12. Nutritional enhancement by biofortification of staple crops / Adrian Dubock
13. Transforming the cowpea, an African orphan staple crop grown predominantly by women / T.J.V. Higgins
14. Transgenic marine algae for aquaculture: a coupled solution for protein sufficiency / Jonathan Gressel
pt. 3 Lessons learned about implementing new genetics crops in policy
Introduction / Brian Heap
15. Enabling factors for an innovation-ready agricultural landscape in African countries / Brian Heap
16. Regulatory systems and agricultural biotechnology / Drew L. Kershen
17. Biotechnology research for innovation and sustainability in agriculture in the European Union / Ioannis Economidis
18. Europe, GM crops and food: understanding the past, looking to the future / Martin Porter
19. US international engagement in agricultural research and trade / Roger Beachy
pt. 4 Social, legal, ethical and political issues
Introduction / David J. Bennett
20. Have GM crops and food a future in Europe? / Claude Fischler
21. Dealing with challenges and societal expectations: the industry's response / Carel Du Marchie Sarvaas
22. Media and GM: a journalist's challenge / Tim Radford
23. The environmental movement's earlier and current viewpoints and positions / Piet Schenkelaars
24. Social and ethical issues raised by NGOs and how they can be understood / Richard C. Jennings
25. Advancing the cause in emerging economies / Klaus Ammann.
