Biotechnology and Agricultural Development: Transgenic Cotton, Rural Institutions and Resource-poor Farmers

by Rob Tripp

Book Overview

This book addresses the continuing controversy over the potential impact of genetically modified (GM) crops in developing countries. Supporters of the technology claim it offers one of the best hopes for increasing agricultural production and reducing rural poverty, while opponents see it as an untested intervention that will bring corporate control of peasant farming. The book examines the issues by reviewing the experience of GM, insect-resistant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415543843
• ISBN13: 9780415543842
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"