The gene revolution and global food security : biotechnology innovation in latecomers / Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Padmashree Gehl Sampath.

By:

Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji, 1955-

Contributor(s):

Sampath, Padmashree Gehl

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Basingstoke, UK ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.Description: xvii, 237 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780230228825 (hardback)
0230228828 (hardback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.16 22 OYE

LOC classification:

S494.5.B563 O94 2009

Contents:

Agricultural biotechnology innovation capacity and economic development -- Sectoral systems for agricultural biotechnology -- Malaysia biotechnology : a fast follower -- Vietnam biotechnology : building local capacity -- Nigeria as a very late follower in agricultural biotechnology -- Kenya's incipient innovation capacity in biotechnology -- Comparative analysis of innovation capacity in latecomer countries -- Policy insights and recommendations.

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.

List(s) this item appears in: Food Science and Technology

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	LRC General Stacks	Non-fiction	338.16 OYE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	B0043218

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index.

"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.

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