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Pinstrup-Andersen, Per was born on April 7, 1939 in Bislev, Denmark. Came to the United States, 1965. Son of Marinus and Alma (Pinstrup) Andersen.
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In recent years the media have reported, frequently with alarm, on the increasing use of genetically modified crops in agriculture. Some groups have expressed concern about consumer safety and the risks of large-scale ecosystem damage. Others have noted the resulting shift of power away from locally controlled farming operations toward large agribusiness and biotech companies, and the particular vulnerability of farmers in the developing world to this trend. In Seeds of Contention: World Hunger and the Global Controversy over GM Crops, development specialists Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Ebbe Schiøler focus attention on the less discussed issues of the potential benefits and costs of genetically modified crops for developing countries. Pinstrup-Andersen and Schiøler review the basic issues and discuss the potential that such crops have for addressing the great needs of poor and undernourished peoples throughout the world. They explain how increased agricultural productivity is not enough in addressing the problem of famine. People in developing countries need crops that are disease-resistant, can fend off insect predators, and can withstand severe environmental conditions in order to produce larger crop yields. Pinstrup-Andersen and Schiøler are sober in their assessment of these prospects, for they acknowledge that GM crops alone will not solve the world's food problem. They argue, however, that they may be one element in the solution and people in developing countries should have information about benefits and risks and the freedom to make their own decisions about whether or not to grow and consume GM crops.
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Pinstrup-Andersen, Per was born on April 7, 1939 in Bislev, Denmark. Came to the United States, 1965. Son of Marinus and Alma (Pinstrup) Andersen.
Bachelor of Science, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, 1965. Master of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Oklahoma State University, 1969.
Doctor Technology Sciences (honorary), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1996. Doctor of Science (honorary), Tamil Nadu University, 1999. Doctor of Science (honorary), Animal Sciences University, 1999.
Doctor of Laws, University Aberdeen, 1999. Doctor Agriculture and Environment (honorary), Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2000.
Agricultural economist Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali, Colombia, 1969-1972, head economic unit Colombia, 1972-1976. Director agro.-economics division International Fertilizer Development Center, Florence, Alabama, 1976-1977. Senior research fellow, associate professor Economic Institute Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, 1977-1980, professor development economics, since 2003.
Research fellow International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, 1980, director food consumption and nutrition division, 1980-1987, director general, 1992—2002. Director food and nutrition policy program, professor food economics Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1987-1992, professor applied economics and management, since 2003, Higher Education Babcock professor food, nutrition public policy, since 2003. Disting professor Wageningen University, since 2000.
Consultant The World Bank, Washington, 1978-1992, Canada International Development Agency, 1982-1983, 86, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, New York City. Consultant subcommittee on nutrition United Nations, Rome, 1980-1987. Chairman Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Science Council, since 2004.
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With Danish Army, 1958-1959. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (chair section on agriculture 2004), AAEA (president since 2005), American Association Agricultural Economics (Doctor of Philosophy Thesis award 1970, Outstanding Journal Article award 1977, board directors 1996-1999), International Association Agricultural Economics, Columbian National Organization Professionals in Agriculture (honorary, Charles Black award 1998, Agronomprisen 2000, World Food prize 2001, Rosenhjaerprisen, 2002).
Married Birgit Lund, June 19, 1965. Children: Charlotte, Tina.