Africa's gene revolution : genetically modified crops and the future of African agriculture /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schnurr, Matthew A. (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019.
Subjects:	Transgenic plants > Africa. Crops > Genetic engineering > Africa. Agriculture > Africa. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION A Political Ecology of Africa's Gene Revolution; SECTION ONE The Promotion, Science, and Regulation of GM Crops; 1 Talking Technology: Plant Breeding for Agricultural Development; 2 Rules and Regulations: Governing GM Crops in Africa; SECTION TWO GMO 1.0: First-Generation GM Crops Targeting Insect Resistance and Herbicide Tolerance in Commodity Crops; 3 GM Cotton in South Africa, Burkina Faso, Sudan, and Uganda; 4 GM Maize in South Africa and Egypt
SECTION THREE GMO 2.0: Second-Generation GM Crops Targeting Traits and Crops That Matter to Poor Farmers5 Two Crucial Precedents: Virus-Resistant Sweet Potato and Insect-Resistant Maize in Kenya; 6 Water Efficient Maize for Africa in Kenya; 7 GM Banana in Uganda; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index