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200 10$aStarved for science$b[electronic resource] $ehow biotechnology is being kept out of Africa /$fRobert Paarlberg ; [with a foreword by Norman E. Borlaug and Jimmy Carter]
210   $aCambridge, MA $cHarvard University Press$d2008
215   $a1 online resource (xv, 235 p. )$cill
300   $aOriginally published: 2008.
311   $a0-674-03347-7 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-219) and index.
327   $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tForeword / $rBorlaug, Norman E. / Carter, Jimmy -- $tPreface -- $tIntroduction. Why Are Africans Rejecting Biotechnology? -- $t1. Why Rich Countries Dislike Agricultural GMOs -- $t2. Downgrading Agricultural Science in Rich Countries -- $t3. Withdrawing Support for Agricultural Science in Africa -- $t4. Keeping Genetically Engineered Crops Out of Africa -- $t5. Drought-Tolerant Crops-Only for the Rich? -- $tConclusion. An Imperialism of Rich Tastes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex
330   $aIn 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.
606   $aAgricultural biotechnology$zAfrica
606   $aCrops$xGenetic engineering$zAfrica
606   $aAgriculture and state$zAfrica
608   $aElectronic books.
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615  0$aCrops$xGenetic engineering
615  0$aAgriculture and state
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