Pros and cons of using green biotechnology to solve food insecurity and achieve sustainable development goals

Autor: Mahmoud M. Tolba, Mohamed Yousri Hashem, Rasha Ali Radwan, Axel Ziemke, M. A. Mahmoud, Nayra Mahmoud Gabr, Mohamed Salah Yehya, Hebatallah A. Nasser, Aliaa A. Elshamy
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration. 6
ISSN: 2365-7448
2365-6433
DOI: 10.1007/s41207-020-00240-5
Popis: The overall aim of sustainable development is to facilitate economic growth strategies that do not cause long-term environmental damage. To achieve this, a number of goals must be realized, including food security to prevent hunger. Globally, food security is threatened by climate change, for example global warming. Recently, green biotechnology has attracted considerable interest, as it offers techniques that could ensure food security despite the devastating consequences of climate change, such as droughts and floods. However, applying green biotechnology to agriculture and food production also poses some potential health risks and environmental hazards. This review examines the potential of green biotechnology as a possible solution to food insecurity resulting from climate change. It summarizes the pros and cons of green biotechnology with respect to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The review concludes that despite the economic advantages of green biotechnology, especially its capacity to enhance crop productivity and resistance to pests, some aspects of green biotechnology do not permit sustainable agricultural and medical development due to their risks to life on land or to human health and wellbeing.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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