Paarlberg, Robert L. <br/><br/>
Starved for science  how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa /  [electronic resource] : 
Robert Paarlberg ; [foreword by Norman Borlaug and Jimmy Carter] 
 - 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Harvard University Press,  2009 
 - 1 online resource (xv, 235 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: 2008  Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-219) and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674041745 (electronic bk.) 0674041747 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Agricultural biotechnology--Africa<br/>Crops--Genetic engineering--Africa<br/>Agriculture and state--Africa