Starved for science [[electronic resource] ] : how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa / / Robert Paarlberg ; [with a foreword by Norman E. Borlaug and Jimmy Carter]

• Autore: Paarlberg Robert L
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 235 p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 630.96
• Soggetto topico: Agricultural biotechnology - Africa; Crops - Genetic engineering - Africa; Agriculture and state - Africa
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Originally published: 2008.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-219) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Starved for science
• ISBN: 0-674-04174-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455412003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II