Description: Biotechnology and Agricultural Development : Transgenic Cotton, Rural Institutions and Resource-poor Farmers, Paperback by Tripp, Robert (EDT), ISBN 0415543843, ISBN-13 9780415543842, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Ten essays, presented by Tripp (formerly of the Economics Program of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center), explore the debates concerning the impact of genetically modified crops in developing countries, focusing on the experience of genetically modified, insect-resistant cotton, which is the most widely grown genetically modified crop in developing countries. Opening chapters provide an introduction to agricultural biotechnology, a brief history of cotton production technology, and a review of the economic and institutional impacts of genetically modified cotton over the first decade of use. Case studies of the Chinese, Indian, South African, and Colombian experiences of genetically modified cotton are then presented, followed by a summary review. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Biotechnology and Agricultural Development : Transgenic Cotton, R
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Biotechnology and Agricultural Development : Transgenic Cotton, Rural Institutions and Resource-Poor Farmers
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Subject: Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy (See Also Social Science / Agriculture & Food), Biotechnology, Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Developing & Emerging Countries, Industries / Agribusiness, General, Economics / General
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Author: Rob Tripp
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Science, Business & Economics
Item Width: 6.7 in
Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback