Biotechnology in Africa

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319040014
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Biotechnology in Africa by : Florence Wambugu

Download or read book Biotechnology in Africa written by Florence Wambugu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Florence Wambugu and Daniel Kamanga of Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International bring together expert African authorities to critique various biotechnology initiatives and project future developments in the field in Africa. For the first time, African voices from multidisciplinary fields as diverse as economics, agriculture, biotechnology, law, politics and academia, demand to be allowed to set the continent’s biotech development agenda. This book argues that there is a great future for biotechnology in Africa which sidesteps western interests that do not match those of the local populace. In these diverse chapters, Africa’s political and scientific leaders demand a greater say in how research and development funds are allocated and spent. They argue that Africa’s political leaders must see both clear benefits and have elbow-room to drive the change required. This is the way that African governments can employ workable policies, suitable biosafety legislation and regulation and respond effectively to public-private partnerships. Wambugu and Kamanga show that biotechnology has the potential to improve food security and standard of living as well as mitigate the detrimental effects of climate change on the African continent.

Starved for Science

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674041745
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (417 download)

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Book Synopsis Starved for Science by : Robert Paarlberg

Download or read book Starved for Science written by Robert Paarlberg and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Starved for Science Paarlberg explains why poor African farmers are denied access to productive technologies, particularly genetically engineered seeds with improved resistance to insects and drought. He traces this obstacle to the current opposition to farm science in prosperous countries.

Public/private Partnerships for Biotechnology in Africa

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Total Pages : 58 pages
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Book Synopsis Public/private Partnerships for Biotechnology in Africa by : Patricia Kameri-Mbote

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Freedom to Innovate

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
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Book Synopsis Freedom to Innovate by : Calestous Juma

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Securing the Harvest

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Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 0851995640
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (519 download)

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Book Synopsis Securing the Harvest by : Joseph DeVries

Download or read book Securing the Harvest written by Joseph DeVries and published by CABI. This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improved food security, led by increased productivity among Africa's many small-scale farmers, has been the aim of significant national and international effort in recent decades. It has proved to be one of the most critical challenges facing humankind. This book grew out of a two-year exploration conducted by the food security theme of The Rockefeller Foundation focusing on the potential for crop genetic improvement to contribute to food security among rural populations in Africa. It provides a critical assessment of the ways in which recent breakthroughs in biotechnology, participatory plant breeding, and seed systems can be broadly employed in developing and delivering more productive crop varieties in Africa's diverse agricultural environments. It also presents an analysis of current plant breeding and biotechnology strategies for the key crops in Africa including: maize, sorghum, cowpea, rice, and cassava. The book will appeal to plant breeders, biotechnologists, and seed distributors as well as policy-makers in the area of agricultural development.

Starved for Science

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674033477
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis Starved for Science by : Robert L. Paarlberg

Download or read book Starved for Science written by Robert L. Paarlberg and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biotechnology.

Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
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Book Synopsis Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Stephen Dadzie

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Governing Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
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Book Synopsis Governing Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa by : Norman Clark

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Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Total Pages : 44 pages
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Book Synopsis Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa by : John Mugabe

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The New Harvest

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190237236
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Book Synopsis The New Harvest by : Calestous Juma

Download or read book The New Harvest written by Calestous Juma and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book argues, Africa can feed itself in a generation and can help contribute to global food security. To achieve this Africa has to define agriculture as a force in economic growth by advancing scientific and technological research, investing in infrastructure, fostering higher technical training, and creating regional markets.

Modifying Africa

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
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Book Synopsis Modifying Africa by : Florence M. Wambugu

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Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Food Security in Southern Africa

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Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 0896297373
Total Pages : 317 pages
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Book Synopsis Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Food Security in Southern Africa by : Steven Were Omamo

Download or read book Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Food Security in Southern Africa written by Steven Were Omamo and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together experts from within and outside Africa to discuss the current status of biotechnology in southern Africa, the conceptual framework for multistakeholder dialogues, the political and ethical issues surrounding biotechnology, food safety and consumer issues, biosafety, intellectual property rights, and trade involving genetically modified foods.

Plant Biotechnology Research and Development in Africa

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
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Book Synopsis Plant Biotechnology Research and Development in Africa by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Research

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Biotechnology in Africa

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ISBN 13 : 9781905027095
Total Pages : 32 pages
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Book Synopsis Biotechnology in Africa by : Alex Herron

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Biotechnology Policy in Africa

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
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Book Synopsis Biotechnology Policy in Africa by : Norman Clark

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Agricultural Biotechnology Reconsidered

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Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
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Book Synopsis Agricultural Biotechnology Reconsidered by : Noah Zerbe

Download or read book Agricultural Biotechnology Reconsidered written by Noah Zerbe and published by Africa Research and Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

GM agricultural technologies for Africa

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Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
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Book Synopsis GM agricultural technologies for Africa by : Chambers, Judith A.

Download or read book GM agricultural technologies for Africa written by Chambers, Judith A. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African Development Bank (AfDB), in commissioning this report to be prepared by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), highlighted the need for a comprehensive, evidenced-based review of agricultural biotechnology in order to better understand its current status, issues, constraints, and opportunities for Africa. Agricultural biotechnology comprises several scientific techniques (genetic engineering, molecular marker-assisted breeding, the use of molecular diagnostics and vaccines, and tissue cul­ture) that are used to improve plants, animals, and microorganisms. However, in prepar­ing this desktop analysis, IFPRI has focused on genetic modification (GM) technologies in particular and on the agricultural context in which they are being applied, because GM technologies are at the center of the controversy about biotechnology’s role in Africa. In addition, because we have attempted to focus our review on peer-reviewed evidence and documented examples, the preponderance of data presented in the report is focused on genetically modified (also abbreviated GM) crops in use and under development, although we recognize the potential of the technology for livestock, fisheries, and forestry.