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Starved for science
how biotechnology is being kept out of Africa
By Paarlberg, Robert L. & Borlaug, Norman E. & Carter, Jimmy
- ISBN
- 978-0-67402-973-6
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 15, 2008
Unlike the rest of the world during the last 30 years, the productivity of African farmers has remained low; as a result, nearly one-third of the people in sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished. According to Paarlberg (political science, Wellesley Coll.), an increased adoption of agricultural science methods would increase farm productivity, raise living standards for the rural poor, and decrease undernourishment. Biotechnologies, specifically, gene...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
