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Seeds and synergies : innovating rural development in China /
The many connections that "seeds" have or can lead to for improving rural livelihoods and quality of life are fascinating and worth in-depth examination. Norman Uphoff, Cornell University Policy makers and plant breeders should read this! Janice Jiggins, Wageningen University & Researc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ottawa [Ont.] :
Practical Action Pub. : International Development Research Centre,
©2010
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The many connections that "seeds" have or can lead to for improving rural livelihoods and quality of life are fascinating and worth in-depth examination. Norman Uphoff, Cornell University Policy makers and plant breeders should read this! Janice Jiggins, Wageningen University & Research Centre Farmers and researchers too often live and work in different realities. Researchers breed plant hybrids in the laboratory that are successful only under ideal conditions, requiring just the right inputs of water, fertilizer, and pesticides. For resource-poor farmers, however, such conditions simply don't. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 136 pages : illustrations, 1 map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references [p. 123-129] and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781552504857 1552504859 1282806394 9781282806399 |