02855nam 2200661Ia 450 991077817090332120221108105200.00-674-26634-X0-674-04174-710.4159/9780674041745(CKB)1000000000787068(StDuBDS)AH23050827(SSID)ssj0000250744(PQKBManifestationID)11239813(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000250744(PQKBWorkID)10231691(PQKB)10644567(DE-B1597)457728(OCoLC)1013966117(OCoLC)1032695914(OCoLC)1049659471(OCoLC)1054880790(OCoLC)979880308(DE-B1597)9780674041745(Au-PeEL)EBL3300360(CaPaEBR)ebr10318350(OCoLC)436057797(MiAaPQ)EBC3300360(EXLCZ)99100000000078706820071106d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrStarved for science[electronic resource] how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa /Robert Paarlberg ; [with a foreword by Norman E. Borlaug and Jimmy Carter]Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press20081 online resource (xv, 235 p. )illOriginally published: 2008.0-674-03347-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-219) and index.Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword / Borlaug, Norman E. / Carter, Jimmy -- Preface -- Introduction. Why Are Africans Rejecting Biotechnology? -- 1. Why Rich Countries Dislike Agricultural GMOs -- 2. Downgrading Agricultural Science in Rich Countries -- 3. Withdrawing Support for Agricultural Science in Africa -- 4. Keeping Genetically Engineered Crops Out of Africa -- 5. Drought-Tolerant Crops-Only for the Rich? -- Conclusion. An Imperialism of Rich Tastes -- References -- IndexIn 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.Agricultural biotechnologyAfricaCropsGenetic engineeringAfricaAgriculture and stateAfricaAgricultural biotechnologyCropsGenetic engineeringAgriculture and state630.96Paarlberg Robert L1494672MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778170903321Starved for science3718350UNINA