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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by Norman E. Borlaug and Jimmy Carter
  • Preface
  • Introduction : Why are Africans rejecting biotechnology?
  • Why rich countries dislike agricultural GMOs
  • Downgrading agricultural science in rich countries
  • Withdrawing support for agricultural science in Africa
  • Keeping genetically engineered crops out of Africa
  • Drought-tolerant crops : only for the rich?
  • Conclusion : an imperialism of rich tastes.

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