Citation: PP Jauhar, Gurdev S Khush. 2002. Importance of biotechnology in global food security. Pages 107-128. In: R Lal, Hanson, N. Uphoff, S Slack (editors). Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, USA. ISBN 1-5667-0594-0

Keywords: Oryza sativa, rice breeding, modern biotechnology, Bt corn, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bt cotton, Bt rice, benefits and economic impact, resistance to diseases, fungal disease, bacterial diseases, viral diseases, human nutrition, genetic enrichment of rice, potato, lupin, overcoming public distrust, transfer of modern biotechnology to developing countries