Annotated Sources

Web Site 1:  Technological Abundance for Global Agriculture: The role of Biotechnology
URL  http://web.hks.harvard.edu/publications/getFile.aspx?Id=767
Author: Calestous Juma

Name of Sponsor:  John F. Kennedy School of Government

Last Updated March 2012

Last Viewed June 29th 2012

Summary:  This is a paper pdf file.  This paper talks about the increasing GM crops being planted in developing countries.  It talks about the Green Revolution.  This paper also speaks about how to improve growing and regulating of GM crops.

Analysis:  This source is very credible.  It is from the the John F. Kennedy, Harvard School of Government. The source is also fairly new, it was published in March 2012.

Reflection:  I will probably use this source. It talks about why GM foods are important.  Also the history of the green revolution and how it helped produce more crops. 

Website 2:  Research Review Paper, Biotechnology Advances Volume 28, Issue 1 pages 160-168
URL  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0734975009001876
Name of Site: Genetically Modified and Organic Crops in Developing Countries:  A Review of Options for Food Security
 Authors Hossein Azadi Peter Ho
Name of Sponsor:  University of Groningen Centre of Developing Countries
Last Updated:  5 Nov 2009
Last Viewed:  June 28 2012

Summary:  This review article talks about the difference of organic and genetically modified foods, this article explains the goods and bads to both products.

Analysis:  This source is credible it is from the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands.  It also moderately new source dating to 2009.

Reflection:  I think I will use this source.  I think it is a good idea to let my readers know the alternatives to GM foods.  I think it also good for them to see some aspects that need improvement to GM foods.  So they actually get the full back round story to them.

Website 3:  Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Food Systems Using Biotechnology as a tool.
URL  http://futureforests.se/download/18.3b158a351337ec14334800010983/Background+Paper+Mistra+Biotech.pdf
 Sponsor:  The Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research
Author: Wolfgang Friedt, Lynn Frewer, Peter Gregory, Alan Randall, Thomas Rosswall (Chairman) and Peter Sandøe  
Last Updated 2011-03-05 
Last viewed June 28 2012

Summary:  This article speaks about Biotechnology in Agriculture.  It speaks of all the crop disease it could prevent and the possible outcomes of using biotechnology to increase yield from out crops.

Analysis:  Not only is this a new article, only being published a year ago.  It is credible source.  This company is a Swedish researching company.

Reflection:  I might reference this source in my paper.  I have many sites picked out that are from American companies.  It would be a good idea to reference people from around the world so that my readers get a better understanding that biotechnology isn't just a technology that Americans are turning to, but people are the world are as well.