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edocfu_9958352045602883
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Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780674041745
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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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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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Foreword /
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Preface --
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Introduction. Why Are Africans Rejecting Biotechnology? --
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1. Why Rich Countries Dislike Agricultural GMOs --
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2. Downgrading Agricultural Science in Rich Countries --
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3. Withdrawing Support for Agricultural Science in Africa --
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4. Keeping Genetically Engineered Crops Out of Africa --
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5. Drought-Tolerant Crops—Only for the Rich? --
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Conclusion. An Imperialism of Rich Tastes --
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References --
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Index.
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In English.
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.4159/9780674041745
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674041745
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