The gene revolution and global food security : biotechnology innovation in latecomers /

"Using the concept of innovation capacity, this book, using recent field data from countries in Asia and Africa, competently demonstrates how biotechnology can contribute to sustainable economic development. The approach articulates the imperative for developing countries to build up specific c...

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Main Author: Oyeyinka, Banji
Other Authors: Sampath, Padmashree Gehl
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke, UK ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
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Summary:"Using the concept of innovation capacity, this book, using recent field data from countries in Asia and Africa, competently demonstrates how biotechnology can contribute to sustainable economic development. The approach articulates the imperative for developing countries to build up specific capabilities backed up by policies and institutions"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-224) and index.
ISBN:9780230228825 (hardback)
0230228828 (hardback)