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Science, agriculture, and research : a compromised participation? /
Research is never free of pressures and constraints and to understand its results properly these have to be assessed and analyzed. In agriculture research into biotechnology and GMOs as well as pesticides and herbicides is big business - agribusiness. This book looks at the crucial roles of funding...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; Sterling, VA :
Earthscan Publications,
2002.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Research is never free of pressures and constraints and to understand its results properly these have to be assessed and analyzed. In agriculture research into biotechnology and GMOs as well as pesticides and herbicides is big business - agribusiness. This book looks at the crucial roles of funding and the political context on the research agenda and its results in agricultural development. It provides a critical evaluation of the participatory methods now widely used and explores the ways in which research into biotechnology have reflected the interests of the various parties involved. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 163 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-157). |
| ISBN: | 9781849772488 1849772487 9781136557705 1136557709 1280476354 9781280476358 9781136557651 1136557652 9781136557699 1136557695 1417522321 9781417522323 6000002289 9786000002282 9786610476350 6610476357 |