European Union needs agro-bioeconomy

Bioeconomy, biotechnology and genetically-modified organisms in particular have been the subject of discussion for a long time. Biotechnology is applied in a variety of economic areas which include biopharmaceuticals, biobased products and agriculture. During the last 20 years, innovative biotechnol...

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Autores: Twardowski, Tomasz, Aguilar, Alfredo, Puigdomènech, Pere|||0000-0002-9866-861X, Linkiewicz, Anna, Sowa, Slawomir, Zimny, Tomasz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:218132
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/218132
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5114/bta.2017.66619
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Agrobiotechnology
Bioeconomy
GMO
New plant breeding techniques
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Sumario:Bioeconomy, biotechnology and genetically-modified organisms in particular have been the subject of discussion for a long time. Biotechnology is applied in a variety of economic areas which include biopharmaceuticals, biobased products and agriculture. During the last 20 years, innovative biotechnological techniques for plant genome improvement have been developed. Many factors worldwide have led to the status quo: different legislations around the world, the lack of public acceptance in the EU and high expectations for new strategies for su-stainability and food security. Therefore, a clear regulatory status for new techniques is crucial for research and development, as well as for their practical implementation. This should be based on solid science which plays a critical role in developing the bioeconomy.