Abstract:

Why Biotech? highlights viewpoints of different key stakeholders from all over the world who have followed the development of biotechnology and are convinced that it has a significant role to play in improving the quality of life. These quotes are from ISAAA Brief 50: Voices and Views: Why Biotech?, which is a compilation of essays on biotech perspectives. Thirty-two experts from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America were interviewed face-to-face or through email by members of the biotech information network of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). These stakeholders represent policy makers, scientists, academics, media practitioners, and farmers who are willing to have their voices heard amidst the cacophony of divergent opinions.