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Growing Resistance: Canadian Farmers and the Politics of Genetically Modified Wheat (Paperback)

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Growing Resistance is the remarkable story of how Canadian farmers led an international coalition to a major victory for the anti-GM movement by defeating the introduction of Monsanto’s genetically modified wheat. Through interviews with producers, industry organizations, and biochemical companies, Emily Eaton demonstrates how the inclusion of producer interests was integral to the coalition’s success in voicing concerns about environmental implications, international market opposition to GMOs, and the lack of transparency and democracy in Canadian biotech policy and regulation.Growing Resistance is a fascinating study of the need to balance local and global concerns in activist movements and of the powerful forces vying for control of food production.

About the Author


Emily Eaton is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Regina specializing in political economy and natural resource economies.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780887557446
ISBN-10: 0887557449
Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
Publication Date: April 1st, 2013
Pages: 184
Language: English