ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS Volume 1. A Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya; Contents; Series Foreword; Contributors; Preface; 1. Bt Maize, Risk Assessment and the Kenya Case Study; 2. The Maize Agricultural Context in Kenya; 3. Problem Formulation and Options Assessment (PFOA) for Genetically Modified Organisms: the Kenya Case Study; 4. Transgene Locus Structure and Expression of Bt Maize; 5. Biodiversity and Non-target Impacts: a Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya; 6. Gene Flow and its Consequences: a Case Study of Bt Maize in Kenya
Summary
Using a case study of Bt maize in Kenya, this book explores the environmental impacts of transgenic plants and the methods used to evaluate these impacts. It draws out general risk assessment guidelines, and demonstrates the need for case-by-case analysis. It's findings and recommendations are applicable to a multitude of nations and GM crops
