Geopolitics and the green revolution : wheat, genes, and the cold war /

Perkins explores why four countries each sought to develop high yielding wheat production. National security concerns and management of foreign exchange were prime motivators of the new technologies, a relationship that has not been previously developed in studies of agricultural modernization.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Perkins, John H. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Sujets:
Wheat > Breeding.
Wheat > Breeding > Government policy.
Wheat.
Wheat trade.
Green Revolution.
National security.
Cold War.
Blé > Commerce.
Révolution verte.
Guerre froide.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Cereais.
Inovacoes tecnicas na agricultura.
Plantas cultivadas (melhoramento e genetica)
Produtos agricolas (aspectos economicos)
Politica agricola.
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