TY  - BOOK
AU  - Oyelaran-Oyeyinka,Banji
AU  - Sampath,Padmashree Gehl
TI  - The gene revolution and global food security: biotechnology innovation in latecomers 
SN  - 9780230228825 (hardback)
AV  - S494.5.B563 O94 2009
U1  - 338.16 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Basingstoke, UK, New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Agricultural biotechnology
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Agricultural development projects
KW  - Food security
N1  - Include Index; Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index; 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
N2  - "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
ER  -