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Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / / by Sally Brooks
| Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / / by Sally Brooks |
| Autore | Brooks Sally |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.1/8233 |
| Collana | Pathways to sustainability series |
| Soggetto topico |
Rice - Breeding
Crop improvement |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-78984-8
9786612789847 1-136-53180-7 1-84977-648-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Rice Biofortification; Copyright Page; Content; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why Biofortification?; Global Science, Public Goods?; Biofortification as Biopolitics; Focus on Rice: Iconic Crop, Model Cereal; On Researching International Science Policy Processes; Chapter Preview; 1. 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms': Locating Biofortification; International Crop Research and the CGIAR; Pathways Linking Agriculture, Nutrition and Health; 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms'; 2. Building the Argument: The Case of Iron Rice; Introduction
A Win-Win Proposition: Nutrition and YieldIR68144: 'A Serendipitous Discovery'; Iron Rice: The Silver Bullet?; Proof of Concept: The Sisters of Nutrition; From IR68144 to MS13: 'A Special Variety'; National Release: In the Shadow of Hybrid Rice; Conclusion; 3. An Institutional Model? The Case of Golden Rice; Introduction; Rice Biotechnology: Laying the Foundations; Vitamin A Deficiency: Construction of a Public Health Problem; Golden Rice: A Scientific Breakthrough; A Science Policy Controversy; Granting Access, Keeping Control; Framing 'Acceptance': The Case of the Philippines; Conclusion 4. An Alliance Around an Idea: The Shifting Boundaries of HarvestPlusIntroduction; Back to Basics? A Challenge Program; A Turning Point: Enrolling the Gates Foundation; Establishing HarvestPlus; HarvestPlus Comes to IRRI; Interdisciplinary Encounters; Brokers or Gatekeepers? Organizational Tensions and 'Global Science'; Constructing Demand, Predicting Impact; Impact and 'Spin-Offs'; Business as Usual? The ProVitaMinRice Consortium; Conclusion; 5. Global Science, Public Goods? A Synthesis; International Research Partnerships: Rhetoric and Reality; Towards Interdisciplinary Integration? De-linking Impact and ContextGM or Not GM - Is that the question?; Boundary Terms and 'Escape Hatches'; Conclusion; Locating and Engaging 'Users'; Rethinking Upstream-Downstream Relations; Towards a More Reflexive 'Public Goods' Science?; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459178103321 |
Brooks Sally
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| Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / / by Sally Brooks
| Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / / by Sally Brooks |
| Autore | Brooks Sally |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.1/8233 |
| Collana | Pathways to sustainability series |
| Soggetto topico |
Rice - Breeding
Crop improvement |
| ISBN |
1-136-53179-3
1-282-78984-8 9786612789847 1-136-53180-7 1-84977-648-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Rice Biofortification; Copyright Page; Content; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why Biofortification?; Global Science, Public Goods?; Biofortification as Biopolitics; Focus on Rice: Iconic Crop, Model Cereal; On Researching International Science Policy Processes; Chapter Preview; 1. 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms': Locating Biofortification; International Crop Research and the CGIAR; Pathways Linking Agriculture, Nutrition and Health; 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms'; 2. Building the Argument: The Case of Iron Rice; Introduction
A Win-Win Proposition: Nutrition and YieldIR68144: 'A Serendipitous Discovery'; Iron Rice: The Silver Bullet?; Proof of Concept: The Sisters of Nutrition; From IR68144 to MS13: 'A Special Variety'; National Release: In the Shadow of Hybrid Rice; Conclusion; 3. An Institutional Model? The Case of Golden Rice; Introduction; Rice Biotechnology: Laying the Foundations; Vitamin A Deficiency: Construction of a Public Health Problem; Golden Rice: A Scientific Breakthrough; A Science Policy Controversy; Granting Access, Keeping Control; Framing 'Acceptance': The Case of the Philippines; Conclusion 4. An Alliance Around an Idea: The Shifting Boundaries of HarvestPlusIntroduction; Back to Basics? A Challenge Program; A Turning Point: Enrolling the Gates Foundation; Establishing HarvestPlus; HarvestPlus Comes to IRRI; Interdisciplinary Encounters; Brokers or Gatekeepers? Organizational Tensions and 'Global Science'; Constructing Demand, Predicting Impact; Impact and 'Spin-Offs'; Business as Usual? The ProVitaMinRice Consortium; Conclusion; 5. Global Science, Public Goods? A Synthesis; International Research Partnerships: Rhetoric and Reality; Towards Interdisciplinary Integration? De-linking Impact and ContextGM or Not GM - Is that the question?; Boundary Terms and 'Escape Hatches'; Conclusion; Locating and Engaging 'Users'; Rethinking Upstream-Downstream Relations; Towards a More Reflexive 'Public Goods' Science?; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785398203321 |
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Brooks Sally
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| Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / / Sally Brooks
| Rice biofortification : lessons for global science and development / / Sally Brooks |
| Autore | Brooks Sally |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Earthscan, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.1/8233 |
| Collana | Pathways to sustainability series |
| Soggetto topico |
Rice - Breeding
Crop improvement |
| ISBN |
1-136-53179-3
1-282-78984-8 9786612789847 1-136-53180-7 1-84977-648-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Rice Biofortification; Copyright Page; Content; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why Biofortification?; Global Science, Public Goods?; Biofortification as Biopolitics; Focus on Rice: Iconic Crop, Model Cereal; On Researching International Science Policy Processes; Chapter Preview; 1. 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms': Locating Biofortification; International Crop Research and the CGIAR; Pathways Linking Agriculture, Nutrition and Health; 'Old Lessons and New Paradigms'; 2. Building the Argument: The Case of Iron Rice; Introduction
A Win-Win Proposition: Nutrition and YieldIR68144: 'A Serendipitous Discovery'; Iron Rice: The Silver Bullet?; Proof of Concept: The Sisters of Nutrition; From IR68144 to MS13: 'A Special Variety'; National Release: In the Shadow of Hybrid Rice; Conclusion; 3. An Institutional Model? The Case of Golden Rice; Introduction; Rice Biotechnology: Laying the Foundations; Vitamin A Deficiency: Construction of a Public Health Problem; Golden Rice: A Scientific Breakthrough; A Science Policy Controversy; Granting Access, Keeping Control; Framing 'Acceptance': The Case of the Philippines; Conclusion 4. An Alliance Around an Idea: The Shifting Boundaries of HarvestPlusIntroduction; Back to Basics? A Challenge Program; A Turning Point: Enrolling the Gates Foundation; Establishing HarvestPlus; HarvestPlus Comes to IRRI; Interdisciplinary Encounters; Brokers or Gatekeepers? Organizational Tensions and 'Global Science'; Constructing Demand, Predicting Impact; Impact and 'Spin-Offs'; Business as Usual? The ProVitaMinRice Consortium; Conclusion; 5. Global Science, Public Goods? A Synthesis; International Research Partnerships: Rhetoric and Reality; Towards Interdisciplinary Integration? De-linking Impact and ContextGM or Not GM - Is that the question?; Boundary Terms and 'Escape Hatches'; Conclusion; Locating and Engaging 'Users'; Rethinking Upstream-Downstream Relations; Towards a More Reflexive 'Public Goods' Science?; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818959603321 |
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Brooks Sally
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| London, : Earthscan, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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