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Starved for science : how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa / Robert Paarlberg ; [foreword by Norman Borlaug and Jimmy Carter].

Author/creator Paarlberg, Robert L.
Format Book and Print
Edition1st Harvard University Press pbk.
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Agricultural biotechnology--Africa.
Crops--Genetic engineering --Africa.
Agriculture and state--Africa.
Contents Foreword / by Norman E. Borlaug and Jimmy Carter -- 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.
General noteOriginally published: 2008.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-219) and index.
ISBN9780674033474 (pbk.)
ISBN0674033477 (pbk.)

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