01975cam a2200337 a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000170007301500190009001600180010902000290012702000260015603500240018204000190020604300120022505000260023708200200026310000370028324501440032026000620046430000350052650000180056150400640057950504550064352003750109865000540147365000390152765000410156670000300160715951733GCWUF20171115081900.0091019s2009 enka b 001 0 eng  a 2009044071 aGBA9763292bnb7 a0153412762Uk a9780230228825 (hardback) a0230228828 (hardback) a(OCoLC)ocn316027748 aDLCcMAINdDLC ad------00aS494.5.B563bO94 200900a338.16222bOYE1 aOyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji,d1955-14aThe gene revolution and global food security :bbiotechnology innovation in latecomers /cBanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Padmashree Gehl Sampath. aBasingstoke, UK ;aNew York :bPalgrave Macmillan,c2009. axvii, 237 p. :bill. ;c22 cm. aInclude Index aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index.0 aAgricultural 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. a"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. 0aAgricultural biotechnologyzDeveloping countries. 0aAgricultural development projects. 0aFood securityzDeveloping countries.1 aSampath, Padmashree Gehl.