Growing resistance : Canadian farmers and the politics of genetically modified wheat /
Eaton, Emily, 1980-
Growing resistance : Canadian farmers and the politics of genetically modified wheat / Emily Eaton. - Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Setting the stage -- Regulating and promoting biotechnology in Canada -- The difference between bread and oil : people-plant relationships in historical context -- Farmers make their case against GM wheat : articulating the politics of production through discourses of consumption -- Only consumers get to decide in the market : farmers fight the logic of market choice in GM wheat -- Conclusion : What's next for anti-GM wheat politics?
The remarkable story of the farmer-led coalition that defeated the introduction of GM wheat in Canada.
9780887554353
Wheat--Genetic engineering--Canada.
Transgenic plants--Political aspects--Canada.
Farmers--Political activity--Canada.
Wheat--Prairie Provinces.
Wheat trade--Prairie Provinces.
Canada SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / genetically modified;Monsanto;GMO;farming;food security;biotechnology;agriculture
Electronic Books.
SB191 / .G769 2013
Growing resistance : Canadian farmers and the politics of genetically modified wheat / Emily Eaton. - Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Setting the stage -- Regulating and promoting biotechnology in Canada -- The difference between bread and oil : people-plant relationships in historical context -- Farmers make their case against GM wheat : articulating the politics of production through discourses of consumption -- Only consumers get to decide in the market : farmers fight the logic of market choice in GM wheat -- Conclusion : What's next for anti-GM wheat politics?
The remarkable story of the farmer-led coalition that defeated the introduction of GM wheat in Canada.
9780887554353
Wheat--Genetic engineering--Canada.
Transgenic plants--Political aspects--Canada.
Farmers--Political activity--Canada.
Wheat--Prairie Provinces.
Wheat trade--Prairie Provinces.
Canada SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / genetically modified;Monsanto;GMO;farming;food security;biotechnology;agriculture
Electronic Books.
SB191 / .G769 2013