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PUBLICATIONS 1478-565X. J O U R N A L O F C O M M E R C I A L B I O T E C H N O L O G Y . VOL 10. NO 3. 197–198. MARCH 2004

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reduction of poverty and to improve food security and profitable agriculture in developing countries.’ The authors of the papers in this issue have been chosen because of their expertise in the area they write about. I believe that these papers give an expert and fair overview of this new technology at a crucial time in its development, for the next few years will determine whether it can be used for the benefit of all, in both developed and developing countries, in the Americas, in Asia and even in Europe. Derek Burke Guest Editor Professor Burke CBE was Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes from 1989 to 1997, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia from 1987 to 1995

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& HENRY STEWART PUBLICATIONS 1478-565X. J O U R N A L O F C O M M E R C I A L B I O T E C H N O L O G Y . VOL 10. NO 3. 197–198. MARCH 2004