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 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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. |
ISBN | 0-674-04174-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455412003321 |
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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 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
0-674-26634-X
0-674-04174-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778170903321 |
Paarlberg Robert L
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2008 | ||
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Starved for science : how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa / / Robert Paarlberg ; [with a foreword by Norman E. Borlaug and Jimmy Carter] |
Autore | Paarlberg Robert L |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
0-674-26634-X
0-674-04174-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813521603321 |
Paarlberg Robert L
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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