Starved for science : how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa /
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.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2009
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| Edition: | FIrst Harvard University Press paperback edition. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 2008. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 235 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-219) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674041745 0674041747 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
