Starved for Science : How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa
Robert Paarlberg (Author)
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
Agriculture Agronomy Crop Science
1 online resource
9780674041745, 9780674033474, 0674041747, 0674033477
1032695914
* Preface * Introduction * Why Are Africans Rejecting Biotechnology? * Why Rich Countries Dislike Agricultural GMOs * Downgrading Agricultural Science in Rich Countries * Withdrawing Support for Agricultural Science in Africa * Keeping Genetically Engineered Crops Out of Africa * Drought-Tolerant Crops--Only for the Rich? * Conclusion * An Imperialism of Rich Tastes * References * Index
In English
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