Starved for Science
How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa
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216x141x17 mm
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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.
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.
* 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