Starved for science : how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa /

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In Starved for Science Paarlberg explains why poor African farmers are denied access to productive technologies, particularly genetically engineered seeds with improved resistance to insects and drought. He traces this obstacle to the current opposition to farm science in prosperous countries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Paarlberg, Robert L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Edición:FIrst Harvard University Press paperback edition.
Temas:
Agricultural biotechnology > Africa.
Crops > Genetic engineering > Africa.
Agriculture and state > Africa.
Biotechnologie agricole > Afrique.
Cultures > Génie génétique > Afrique.
Politique agricole > Afrique.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Agricultural biotechnology
Agriculture and state
Crops > Genetic engineering
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In Starved for Science Paarlberg explains why poor African farmers are denied access to productive technologies, particularly genetically engineered seeds with improved resistance to insects and drought. He traces this obstacle to the current opposition to farm science in prosperous countries.
Notas:Originally published: 2008.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 235 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-219) and index.
ISBN:9780674041745
0674041747

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