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Starved for Science : How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa.
Title:
Starved for Science : How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa.
Author:
Paarlberg, Robert.
ISBN:
9780674041745
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (256 pages)
Contents:
CONTENTS -- Foreword by Norman E. Borlaug and Jimmy Carter -- 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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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